Meaning 
The name Cale has the following meaning: In the Old Testament, the biblical Caleb was Joshua's companion. The both of them eventually led the Israelites into the Promised Land, after Moses' death. An old testament name brought to America with the Puritans, where it was fairly common untill around the 1920s.
Also means "dog" or "courageous".
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Cale is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 759 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Cale fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 45 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 668 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Cale in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Cale and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Cale: Boys - Abraham, Elijah, Emmanuel, Gideon, Hyman, Jesus, Meir, Moses, Myer, Saul, Seth, Girls - Abigail, Dara, Datya, Both genders - Matthew
Variants 
The name Cale is a variant of Caleb. Other popular variants of the name Caleb are: Cael, Caeleb, Caelob, Caile, Caileb, Cailob, Cale (English), Caley, Calob, Calub, Calyb, Cayle, Cayleb (Hebrew), Caylob, Caylyb, Kaleb (English), Kalyb, Kayleb, Kaylob, Kaylyb
Style 
We think the name Cale should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Cale to be: A religious and honest chapIn one word, you might describe Cale as a(n) " honest" person. See other "honest" names for boys.
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