Cayleb Boy

How popular is Cayleb?

#8,239 boy name in 2025

9 baby boys were named Cayleb in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.

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1,024living people named Cayleb (est.)
16median age of people named Cayleb
1,036babies named Cayleb since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025

Cayleb popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#8,239 for boys (▼ 987 from 2024)
Babies in 20259 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-78% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,863 in 2015, #4,422 in 2020
Peak year2009 (81 boys)
Highest rank#1,824 in 2009
First recorded1989
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Cayleb counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Caleb family of names ranked #48 for boys in 2025 (#40 the year before), with 6,411 babies in all.

SpellingBoys in 2025Share
Caleb 5,217 81%
Kaleb 1,143 18%
Kayleb 31 0%
Cayleb 9 0%
Kaileb 6 0%
Calebe 5 0%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Cayleb by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1980s7#6,222
1990s74#4,409
2000s422#1,824
2010s443#2,016
2020s90#4,422

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Questions

Is Cayleb a boy or girl name?
Cayleb is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cayleb were boys.
How popular is the name Cayleb?
9 baby boys were named Cayleb in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.
When was Cayleb most popular?
Cayleb peaked in 2009, when 81 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,824 in 2009.
How many people are named Cayleb?
1,036 babies have been named Cayleb in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,024 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.