Kaleb
Kaleb is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Caleb, as well as a surname.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kaleb
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kaleb is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Caleb, as well as a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kaleb
The earliest SSA record of Kaleb as a baby boy name dates back to 1970, when 6 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 3,819 newborns named Kaleb — #113 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Kaleb on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kaleb ranks #304 for baby boys with 1,107 births, falling sharply (-32%). All told, over 88K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Kaleb
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kaleb. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Kaleb
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About the name Kaleb
Kaleb is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 88K births in the dataset. Kaleb's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #108. Use the chart and map above to compare Kaleb's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.