Kaleb
Kaleb is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Caleb, as well as a surname.
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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The Story of Kaleb
Kaleb first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1970, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 3,819 Kalebs were born — ranking #113 that year. As of 2026, Kaleb ranks #304 for baby boys with 1,107 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 88K Kalebs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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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 .
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