Caleb

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Caleb: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Caleb: Recorded every year since 1982, it reached #12 in 1999, and it stood at #108 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
159times a registrar ranked it
44years from first to last
#12highest recorded position
27groupings it qualifies for
41names it appears alongside

What stands out in Caleb's record

Ranked every year since 1982, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 43 years running. Names by top-100 run
Appears alongside 41 other names across 6 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#183
1997	#135
1998	#154
1999	#161
2000	#149
2001	#154
2002	#173
2003	#158
2004	#147
2005	#131
2006	#125
2007	#121
2008	#109
2009	#104
2010	#87
2011	#89
2012	#85
2013	#88
2014	#93
2015	#99
2016	#86
2017	#77
2018	#79
2019	#89
2020	#85
2021	#76
2022	#74
2023	#72
2024	#75

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 34 of the 43 years from 1983 to 2025.

In 2024: #26 among boys in Northern Ireland, #42 among boys in Scotland, #75 among boys in England and Wales, #91 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1982–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1982
First recorded at #98 among boys in New Zealand in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1982–2023
Highest recorded position: #12 among boys in New Zealand, in 1999 (recorded 1982–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #108 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Caleb appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is New Zealand · Boys, which has ranked it in 42 years beginning in 1982, and has registered 5,869 births with the name.

Caleb across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Caleb's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#282 (1983)	#91 (2024)	#108 (2025)	34 of 43	1,039 (1983–2025)	61 (2024)
New Zealand · Boys	#98 (1982)	#12 (1999)	#45 (2023)	42 of 42	5,869 (1982–2023)	298 (2000)
England and Wales · Boys	#183 (1996)	#72 (2023)	#75 (2024)	29 of 29	15,553 (1996–2024)	853 (2017)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#78 (1996)	#51 (2001)	#97 (2024)	25 of 29	3,550 (1996–2024)	184 (2001)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#192 (1997)	#20 (2023)	#26 (2024)	28 of 28	1,522 (1997–2024)	92 (2016)

Caleb by decade in New Zealand · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Caleb in New Zealand · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1980s	559	8 of 10	70
1990s	1,518	10 of 10	152
2000sbusiest	2,348	10 of 10	235
2010s	1,123	10 of 10	112
2020s	321	4 of 10	80

Across New Zealand · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 235 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1995 and 1996, when recorded births rose by 99, from 109 to 208.

See the names New Zealandhas recorded the most births with →

Caleb appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1982 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #12 in New Zealand in 1999.

Caleb's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#75	713	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#72	718	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#74	758	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#76	758	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#85	665	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#89	693	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#79	776	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#77	853	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#86	810	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#99	659	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#93	648	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#88	679	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#85	763	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#89	709	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#87	747	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#104	615	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#109	539	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#121	458	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#125	420	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#131	388	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#147	318	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#158	268	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#173	216	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#154	242	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#149	245	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#161	213	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#154	227	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#135	278	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#183	177	High	Verified
2024	New South Wales, Australia	male	#97	87	Insufficient	Not yet available
2020	New South Wales, Australia	male	#91	102	Insufficient	Not yet available
2018	New South Wales, Australia	male	#94	94	Insufficient	Not yet available
2017	New South Wales, Australia	male	#91	98	Insufficient	Not yet available
2016	New South Wales, Australia	male	#87	111	Insufficient	Not yet available
2015	New South Wales, Australia	male	#86	110	Insufficient	Not yet available
2014	New South Wales, Australia	male	#81	122	Insufficient	Not yet available
2013	New South Wales, Australia	male	#70	151	Insufficient	Not yet available
2012	New South Wales, Australia	male	#85	124	Insufficient	Not yet available
2011	New South Wales, Australia	male	#72	144	Insufficient	Not yet available
2010	New South Wales, Australia	male	#53	170	Insufficient	Not yet available
2009	New South Wales, Australia	male	#58	169	Insufficient	Not yet available
2008	New South Wales, Australia	male	#67	149	Insufficient	Not yet available
2007	New South Wales, Australia	male	#68	139	Insufficient	Not yet available
2006	New South Wales, Australia	male	#56	178	Insufficient	Not yet available
2005	New South Wales, Australia	male	#51	184	Insufficient	Not yet available
2004	New South Wales, Australia	male	#51	172	Insufficient	Not yet available
2003	New South Wales, Australia	male	#52	173	Insufficient	Not yet available
2002	New South Wales, Australia	male	#51	175	Insufficient	Not yet available
2001	New South Wales, Australia	male	#51	184	Insufficient	Not yet available
2000	New South Wales, Australia	male	#60	155	Insufficient	Not yet available
1999	New South Wales, Australia	male	#70	138	Insufficient	Not yet available
1998	New South Wales, Australia	male	#66	143	Insufficient	Not yet available
1997	New South Wales, Australia	male	#59	166	Insufficient	Not yet available
1996	New South Wales, Australia	male	#78	112	Insufficient	Not yet available
2023	New Zealand	male	#45	78	High	Verified
2022	New Zealand	male	#64	72	High	Verified
2021	New Zealand	male	#52	80	High	Verified
2020	New Zealand	male	#42	91	High	Verified
2019	New Zealand	male	#43	101	High	Verified
2018	New Zealand	male	#70	73	High	Verified
2017	New Zealand	male	#50	95	High	Verified
2016	New Zealand	male	#63	85	High	Verified
2015	New Zealand	male	#51	101	High	Verified
2014	New Zealand	male	#44	97	High	Verified
2013	New Zealand	male	#38	130	High	Verified
2012	New Zealand	male	#40	129	High	Verified
2011	New Zealand	male	#38	138	High	Verified
2010	New Zealand	male	#28	174	High	Verified
2009	New Zealand	male	#31	159	High	Verified
2008	New Zealand	male	#28	167	High	Verified
2007	New Zealand	male	#25	197	High	Verified
2006	New Zealand	male	#17	217	High	Verified
2005	New Zealand	male	#15	219	High	Verified
2004	New Zealand	male	#14	263	High	Verified
2003	New Zealand	male	#13	275	High	Verified
2002	New Zealand	male	#13	269	High	Verified
2001	New Zealand	male	#13	284	High	Verified
2000	New Zealand	male	#13	298	High	Verified
1999	New Zealand	male	#12	274	High	Verified
1998	New Zealand	male	#18	227	High	Verified
1997	New Zealand	male	#27	188	High	Verified
1996	New Zealand	male	#24	208	High	Verified
1995	New Zealand	male	#57	109	High	Verified
1994	New Zealand	male	#48	126	High	Verified
1993	New Zealand	male	#52	116	High	Verified
1992	New Zealand	male	#55	107	High	Verified
1991	New Zealand	male	#68	82	High	Verified
1990	New Zealand	male	#70	81	High	Verified
1989	New Zealand	male	#68	80	High	Verified
1988	New Zealand	male	#88	63	High	Verified
1987	New Zealand	male	#64	81	High	Verified
1986	New Zealand	male	#50	99	High	Verified
1985	New Zealand	male	#80	63	High	Verified
1984	New Zealand	male	#87	56	High	Verified
1983	New Zealand	male	#75	67	High	Verified
1982	New Zealand	male	#98	50	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#26	60	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#20	73	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#23	72	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#26	75	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#30	69	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#36	67	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#28	78	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#21	92	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#22	92	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#25	88	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#34	81	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#44	65	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#35	83	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#40	75	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#48	70	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#51	63	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#54	63	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#70	46	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#78	40	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#113	22	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#80	35	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#108	23	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#103	23	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#120	18	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#129	15	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#152	11	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#125	16	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#192	7	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#108	52	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#91	61	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#142	39	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#120	51	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#121	53	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#132	45	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#140	43	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#111	59	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#142	43	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#119	57	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#130	47	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#164	40	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#171	38	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#122	59	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#132	53	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#186	34	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#177	32	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#163	40	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#158	37	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#211	19	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#205	17	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#167	23	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#228	12	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#249	9	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#191	14	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#223	9	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#222	8	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#242	6	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#184	16	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#234	9	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#334	3	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#298	4	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#323	3	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#282	4	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#42	101	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1982 and 2025, ranked in 44 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #12, first reached in 1999.

It held a top-100 place in 43 years, 43 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 853 births, registered in England and Wales in 2017.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1983, and 42 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Calan · #730, 23y
Cale · #596, 21y
Caleigh · #439, 14y
Calem · #303, 13y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Jenna · #12, 45y
Holly · #11, 46y
Blake · #14, 44y
Logan · #10, 47y

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1980 and 1989.

Jasmine · #13, 46y
Blake · #14, 44y
Brittany · #14, 32y
Molly · #15, 36y

Comparisons involving Caleb

Existing comparison pages where Caleb and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Caleb in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Oliver vs Caleb
Oliver and Caleb both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Oliver · Caleb · 42 shared years, 1983–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Alfie vs Caleb
Alfie and Caleb both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Alfie · Caleb · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Archie vs Caleb
Archie and Caleb both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Archie · Caleb · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Caleb within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Connor vs Caleb
Across 31 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Connor and Caleb averaged 10.7 places apart, ending at #92 and #64.
Connor · Caleb · 31 shared years, 1992–2022 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2022 New Zealand ranking
Logan vs Caleb
Across 42 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Logan and Caleb averaged 11.2 places apart, ending at #79 and #45.
Logan · Caleb · 42 shared years, 1982–2023 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2023 New Zealand ranking
Caleb vs Marcus
Across 22 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Caleb and Marcus averaged 11.5 places apart, ending at #97 and #93.
Caleb · Marcus · 22 shared years, 1997–2024 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2024 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Caleb and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Jason vs Caleb
In New Zealand · Boys, Caleb moved into the top 50 at #24 in 1996 as Jason fell out of it to #58, having been #47 the year before.
Jason · Caleb · 23 shared years, 1982–2004 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1996 New Zealand ranking
Adam vs Caleb
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Caleb moved into the top 50 at #26 in 2021 as Adam fell out of it to #59, having been #24 the year before.
Adam · Caleb · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2021 Northern Ireland ranking
Ethan vs Caleb
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Caleb moved into the top 50 at #26 in 2024 as Ethan fell out of it to #57, having been #19 the year before.
Ethan · Caleb · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Pairs involving Caleb measured in New Zealand's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Caleb at its highest position.

Caleb vs Jayden
Across 33 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Caleb and Jayden averaged 11.7 places apart, ending at #45 and #77.
Caleb · Jayden · 33 shared years, 1991–2023 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2023 New Zealand ranking
Isaac vs Caleb
Across 41 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Isaac and Caleb averaged 13.1 places apart, ending at #46 and #45.
Isaac · Caleb · 41 shared years, 1982–2023 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2023 New Zealand ranking
Caleb vs Ezra
In New Zealand · Boys, Ezra moved into the top 50 at #32 in 2021 as Caleb fell out of it to #52, having been #42 the year before.
Caleb · Ezra · 10 shared years, 2014–2023 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2021 New Zealand ranking

New Zealand overview→

Caleb was ranked #12 in New Zealand · Boys in 1999. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Caleb and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Caleb without appearing here.

Caleb moved ahead of

Bruce Compare
In 2000 they stood at #282 and #282 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2001 that had become #191 and #409.
Roger Compare
In 1996 they stood at #334 and #261 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1997 that had become #184 and #382.
Jon Compare
In 1999 they stood at #334 and #334 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2000 that had become #223 and #390.
Oisin Compare
In 2017 they stood at #142 and #11 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2018 that had become #111 and #247.

Moved ahead of Caleb

Jake Compare
In 1989 they stood at #282 and #330 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1990 that had become #323 and #144.
Joshua Compare
In 1989 they stood at #282 and #330 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1990 that had become #323 and #144.
Ollie Compare
In 2012 they stood at #122 and #174 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2013 that had become #171 and #113.
Arlo Compare
In 2015 they stood at #99 and #102 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #86 and #49.

Moved the opposite way to Caleb

Denis Compare
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caleb went from #282 to #108 while Denis went from #54 to #232.
Frank Compare
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caleb went from #282 to #108 while Frank went from #198 to #286.
Julian Compare
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caleb went from #282 to #108 while Julian went from #186 to #348.
Oisin Compare
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caleb went from #282 to #108 while Oisin went from #119 to #262.

Moved the same way as Caleb

Adam Compare
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caleb went from #282 to #108 and Adam from #67 to #20.
Alex Compare
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caleb went from #282 to #108 and Alex from #202 to #37.
Ben Compare
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caleb went from #282 to #108 and Ben from #226 to #40.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1983 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Caleb went from #282 to #108 and Benjamin from #161 to #83.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1982 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #12 in New Zealand in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Caleb

Caleb at a glance

What stands out in Caleb's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Caleb across 5 official records

Caleb by decade in New Zealand · Boys

Caleb appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Comparisons involving Caleb

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Names published alongside Caleb

Caleb and the names beside it

Caleb moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Caleb

Moved the opposite way to Caleb

Moved the same way as Caleb

Caleb at a glance

What stands out in Caleb's record

Caleb across 5 official records

Caleb by decade in New Zealand · Boys

Caleb appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Comparisons involving Caleb

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Names published alongside Caleb

Caleb and the names beside it

Caleb moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Caleb

Moved the opposite way to Caleb

Moved the same way as Caleb