Caleb-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-leb-JAYMZ
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
Caleb-James is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Caleb-James mean?
Hebrew: Caleb + James
Joins Caleb (Hebrew) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).
Meanings borrowed from Caleb and James.
Is Caleb-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Caleb-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Caleb-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,742nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Caleb-James, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 8 boys.
2025 had more boys named Caleb-James than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Caleb-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Caleb-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
Names like Caleb-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tobias, Elias, Cillian, Elijah, Ezra, Caleb, Theodore, Jesse, Brody, Noah, Raphael, Reuben
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi, Eliana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Caleb-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/caleb-james, updated 20 October 2026.