Caelum
Caelum was the 1690th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 97 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,109 places. More babies were named Caelum in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,690 boys, up 427 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 97boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202597 babies
- Total since 1880
- 928babies recorded
Caelum popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,690 | 97 |
| 2020 | #2,117 | 66 |
| 2010 | #3,544 | 30 |
| 2000 | #8,311 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Caelum, counting every spelling?
Caelum is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,296 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,690 for Caelum on its own. Together these spellings went to 138 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caelum | 97 | #1,690 | 364 |
| Kaelum | 15 | #5,993 | 69 |
| Caellum | 10 | #7,765 | 38 |
| Caylum | 7 | #9,884 | 37 |
| Kaylum | 9 | #8,591 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Caelum?
97 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Caelum (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Caelum born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 86 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Caelum.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Caelum?
About 900 people born in the US named Caelum are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 12. That makes Caelum a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Caelum by state
How common Caelum was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Caelum
How popular is the name Caelum?
Caelum was the 1690th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 97 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,109 places. More babies were named Caelum in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Caelum a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Caelum in the US.
Where is Caelum most popular?
In 2021–2025, Caelum was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and Texas.