Kalev
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning whole heart; a form of Caleb.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Kalev by the numbers
Kalev was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 21 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Caleb
Like Kalev, 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.
- Calebwhole-hearted, faithful7,093 in the US (2017)
- Calbald; a form of Caleb or Calvin157 in the US (2017)
- Kaylebdevotion to God; a modern spelling of Caleb85 in the US (2017)
- Caledevotion to god; a form of Caleb57 in the US (2017)
- Khalebwhole heart; a modern spelling of Caleb51 in the US (2017)
- Kailebwhole heart; a spelling variant of Caleb29 in the US (2017)
- Caleb-Jamesdevotion to god; a form of Caleb with James8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kallebwhole heart; variant of Caleb7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kalev. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Kalev
Names that are said the same way as Kalev, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Khalifleader, successor, caliph45 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kalev
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