Choosing a baby name, thoughts on Caleb!?

[TaupeLion]

It's our first baby and just wanting to put the feelers out on the name Caleb.
With not being in the 'mums club' before, and not having many friends with little ones, we're not really knowing what's popular out there (other than baby lists) but it's been on our radar since finding out we are having a boy 💙
Other names we are still considering:

Jamie
Noah
Greyson
Dale
Alfie

Thanks 😊

I really like Caleb. It's recognisable without being overly common, I know lots of kids and only 1 Caleb.

Jamie is ok but I find it a bit dated. Not a fan of Dale. Noah and Alfie are very common. I like Greyson but prefer the Grayson spelling.

I like it, it’s not overdone and Cal is nice too

I like Noah more, but there are billions of them. Same for Alfie. Jamie has been popular for so long it’s a bit dull.

Greyson and Dale are very odd (sounds like a fair of staffies or something) so not those.

I know a Caleb in his 40s, and also one in my son's Reception class. Both lovely people and the name works well on both of them. I really like it.

Alfie, Noah and Jamie are super popular. I think Caleb is much nicer than Greyson or Dale.

Go for Caleb!

I love it!

It's not for me, somehow makes me think of Cain and Abel. How about Conrad?

Caleb is handsome and I really like Dale.
Others ..
Colm
Colin
David

It's nothing to do with Cain and Abel, John Steinbeck notwithstanding.

Yes I’m sorry I really don’t have good mental images ( I guess call them prejudice really) of Calebs.

In fact it’s possibly one of my least favourite boy names. It seems to me to be what my mum calls a “ supermarket name” : a name you hear being hollered at the supermarket by a worn out mum at her unruly child.

I like Jamie but prefer James, and don’t dislike Alfie.

That made me laugh so much. I am that Mum 😂

I love Caleb and it’s different from the usual.

Please tell me your son is called Caleb! 🤣

I really like Caleb, it was on my baby name list 20 years ago.

Supermarket name 😂brilliant! I agree it is.

I dislike it...find it a bit clunky to say. Lots of strong consonant sounds.

I like it.
I was going to name one of mine that but was vetoed 😄

I'm saying nothing 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Love Caleb....or Kaleb 😁

If you want to know how popular names are this website is always very helpful -

names.darkgreener.com

Caleb is lovely

I really like Caleb, I think it's super underrated! I also think you can't go wrong with Jaime :)

@KayEmAy , you just did!

I predict a spike in Calebs - does nobody watch Clarkson’s Farm?

Know of one boy called Caleb. Like Noah. Jamie I always associate with a child and not a grown man. James perhaps but Jamie when a child with the option to revert to James as an adult?

After Kaleb on Clarkson's Farm, it going to become even more popular. But you might be OK with that!

Thank goodness someone got there!

Caleb is a great name.