Caleb
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Caleb
Caleb is an attractive Old Testament name that has been in the US Top 100 for nearly three decades now. Consistently popular but never too popular, Caleb feels more like a classic than a momentary trend.
Caleb has two potential derivations, the first being from the Hebrew kelev, meaning "dog," and the second from the Hebrew components kal and lev, together meaning "whole heart."
In the Old Testament Caleb is one of only two ancient Israelites (Joshua was the other) who set out from Egypt to finally enter the promised land.
Caleb Garth is a character in George Eliot's Middlemarch. Caleb was the full name of James Dean's character Cal in East of Eden, and the name has also been heard on Desperate Housewives and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.Julianne Moore chose Caleb for her son, as did Bo Bice. The shortform Cale is also rising in popularity, and the current Kaleb spelling picks up on the K-to-C initial trend.
Caleb is also given to girls.
Pronounced KAY-leb.
As of October 2026, Caleb ranked #58 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #31 in 2009, Nameberry popularity #82.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #35 | 9,243 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #37 | 8,823 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #44 | 7,978 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #50 | 7,151 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #45 | 6,994 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #51 | 6,414 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #56 | 5,612 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #51 | 5,961 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #52 | 5,772 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #51 | 5,521 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #49 | 5,766 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #58 | 5,217 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Caleb on lists
Famous Calebs
- CalebBoy
great,grandson of patriarch Judah (1 Chr. 2)
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American diplomat
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American novelist
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U.S. Senator and governor of Massachusetts
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American NFL football player
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son of American actor/producer Shaun Cassidy
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brother of English actress Keira Knightley
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American actor and brother of actress Jada Pinkett Smith
- Caleb Landry JonesBoy
American actor
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late American YouTuber
- Caleb Joseph EcksteinBoy
American child actor; triplet of brothers Alexander and Benjamin
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son of actors Susan Anspach and Jack Nicholson; adopted son of actor Mark Goddard
- Caleb Freundlich (b. 1997)Boy
son of actress Julianne Moore and director Bart Freundlich
- Caleb Mojica (b. 1998)Boy
son of singer Trina Braxton
- Caleb Kai Solomon (b. 2007)Boy
fourth son of American "Octomom" Nadya Suleman
- Caleb Bela Caballero (b. 2007)Boy
son of skateboarder Steve Caballero
- Caleb James Bice (b. 2008)Boy
son of singer Bo Bice
- Caleb Michael Hamels (b. 2009)Boy
son of baseball player Cole Hamels
- Caleb Marleau (b. 2014)Boy
son of ice hockey player Patrick Marleau
- Caleb Kelechi Asomugha (b. 2016)Boy
son of actress Kerry Washington
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American actor
Caleb in pop culture
- CalebBoy
the Rebel leader in "W.I.T.C.H", a comic book series and animated series
- Caleb GarthBoy
character in George Eliot's "Middlemarch" (1871)
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character in TV show "TURN: Washington's Spies"
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character in John Steinbeck's East of Eden
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character in the Divergent series
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character on The CW's "The Vampire Diaries"
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character on Freeform's "Pretty Little Liars" and "Ravenswood"
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a novel by William Godwin and main character
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character in movie "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"
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character in Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia McLaughlan
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character on TV's "American Gothic"
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character on TV's "The O.C."
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character on TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
- Caleb ben HillielBoy
character in H. Rider Haggard's, Pearl Maiden
- Caleb O'DellBoy
character on CBC's Heartland
- Caleb JacksBoy
character from Mari Mancusi's "Scorched", twin of Connor Jacks
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minor character in Lois Lowry's "The Giver"
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character on ABC's "Quantico"
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character on A&E's "Bates Motel"
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character in Dungeons & Dragons show "Critical Role"
- Caleb VatoreBoy
pre,made vampire in The Sims 4
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character in the Zodiac Academy series