Boys' name · peaked in 2009
Kaleb name popularity since 1925
86,851 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kaleb. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Kaleb is about 19 years old in 2026. Kaleb peaked in 2009 as the #108 name for boys, and it ranked #295 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 86,851
- Named Kaleb, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #295
- for boys in 2025 (1,143 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 202 girls · 86,649 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.12× its national share
Peak year is the year Kaleb made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kaleb births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2007. Measured as a share of all babies, Kaleb peaked in 2009.
- Fastest rise: Between 1986 and 1991, Kaleb became 4.4× more common, from 1 in 8,690 baby boys to 1 in 1,970.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Kaleb's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kaleb.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kaleb in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 387 | #1,521 |
| 1980s | 5 | 2,537 | #622 |
| 1990s | 69 | 14,904 | #206 |
| 2000s | 99 | 34,761 | #121 |
| 2010s | 29 | 26,039 | #164 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 8,021 | #295 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
58.7% of babies named Kaleb from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Kaleb is most popular
The index compares Kaleb's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kaleb.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.12× | 653 |
| Idaho | 1.88× | 648 |
| Utah | 1.84× | 1,353 |
| Georgia | 1.62× | 3,866 |
| Louisiana | 1.62× | 2,508 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kaleb and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kaleb (this page) | 86,649 | 2009 |
| Caleb | 323,433 | 2002 |
| Kalob | 1,677 | 2000 |
| Kalib | 1,545 | 2006 |
| Khaleb | 1,040 | 2010 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kaleb's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kaleb.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kaleb (2009).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data