Kaleb

Boy name

Kaleb has been given to 86,851 babies in the U.S. since 1970. It peaked in 2007 and currently ranks #295 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈkeɪ.lɛb/

From Hebrew כלב (“dog”), possibly referring to a dog’s unconditional devotion to its master.

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

86,851

Peak year

2007 (3,829 babies)

Rank in 2025

#295 for boys

First recorded

1970

10-year trend

▼ -55%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Kaléb

King of Aksum from 514 to 542

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Kaleb.

86,956 babies since 1881

86,075 babies since 1880

89,947 babies since 1880

90,351 babies since 1907

91,451 babies since 1898

91,630 babies since 1990

81,960 babies since 1954

92,412 babies since 1936

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