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“Dog, possibly connoting faithful devotion” — Hebrew origin
Boy's name · #295 in the US (2025) · 2000s
Kaleb's best rank, #108, came in 2009; it has settled back to #295 today. Roughly 87,000 boys have been named Kaleb since 1970. Together with its spelling variant Caleb (#58), Kaleb would rank around #39 with about 6,400 births last year — the newborns split about 82/18 between Caleb and Kaleb.
Around the world: #57 in Puerto Rico (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 85 notable people named Kaleb:
Sports figures appear 3.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Kaleb Tarczewski, American basketball player.
Similar names: Caleb · Josue · Callen · Jaden · Kalel · Israel
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