Kaleb
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning whole heart; a modern spelling of Caleb.
How Kaleb has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #165 |
| 2016 | #176 |
| 2017 | #184 |
| 2018 | #207 |
| 2019 | #214 |
| 2020 | #231 |
| 2021 | #244 |
| 2022 | #259 |
| 2023 | #274 |
| 2024 | #278 |
| 2025 | #295 |
Kaleb by the numbers
In 2025, 119 babies in England and Wales were named Kaleb. In the US, 2,091 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,814 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Caleb
Like Kaleb, each of these traces back to Caleb: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Calbald; a form of Caleb or Calvin157 in the US (2017)
- Caledevotion to god; a form of Caleb57 in the US (2017)
- Caleb-Jamesdevotion to god; a form of Caleb with James8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kalevwhole heart; a form of Caleb8 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kaleb. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kaleothe sound; voice87 in the US (2017)
- Kaylebdevotion to God; a modern spelling of Caleb85 in the US (2017)
- Kalethe sea, ocean61 in the US (2017)
- Khalebwhole heart; a modern spelling of Caleb51 in the US (2017)
- Kaleithe wreath or garland40 in the US (2017)
- Kailebwhole heart; a spelling variant of Caleb29 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kaleb
Names that are said the same way as Kaleb, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Kaleb
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