Caleah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,374

among girls · ↑1,460 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Caleah · +52% vs 2024

How common

1 in 50,227

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2013

46 babies

All-time total

757

#9,076 all-time among girls

First recorded

1983

in Social Security records

Caleah popularity over time

757 babies have been named Caleah since 1983, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
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1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	5	1	–	#10,465
1990s	24	2	+380%	#8,903
2000s	166	17	+592%	#4,386
2010s	384	38	+131%	#3,414
2020s (to 2025)	178	30	-23%	#3,748

Where Caleah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	32	0.02	outside top 500
2027	31	0.02	outside top 500
2028	31	0.02	outside top 500
2029	31	0.02	outside top 500
2030	30	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Caleah

Caleah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,374 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1983, 757 American babies have been named Caleah. Its peak came in 2013, when 46 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Caleah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Caleah?

The median living Caleah is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 16. An estimated 800 people named Caleah are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Caleah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	32	#4,374
2024	21	#5,834
2023	28	#4,775
2022	25	#5,193
2021	40	#3,748
2020	32	#4,285
2019	40	#3,730
2018	24	#5,342
2017	43	#3,572
2016	34	#4,272
2015	40	#3,784
2014	46	#3,442
2013	46	#3,414
2012	37	#4,061
2011	43	#3,616
2010	31	#4,631
2009	34	#4,386
2008	28	#5,168
2007	15	#8,172
2006	21	#6,175
2005	18	#6,588
2004	17	#6,840
2003	9	#10,578
2002	11	#8,953
2001	6	#13,814
2000	7	#12,010
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Caleah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Caleah?

The median living Caleah is about 11 years old. Half of all living Caleahs are between 6 and 16 years old.

How many people named Caleah are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Caleah are alive in the United States, based on 757 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Caleah in 2025?

Caleah ranked #4,374 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Caleah?

757 babies have been named Caleah in the United States since 1983, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Caleah most popular?

Caleah peaked in 2013, when 46 newborns received the name.

Is Caleah a boy or girl name?

Caleah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Caleah rising or falling?

Caleah is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Caleah become more popular?

Caleah looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Caleah in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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