Kalib
Kalib is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Caleb, as well as a surname.Kalib Starnes, Canadian mixed martial artist Sylvan Kalib (1929–2025), American music theorist
Meaning & Origin of Kalib
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kalib is a masculine given name, a variant spelling of Caleb, as well as a surname.Kalib Starnes, Canadian mixed martial artist Sylvan Kalib (1929–2025), American music theorist
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The Story of Kalib
Kalib first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 96 Kalibs were born — ranking #1,543 that year. As of 2026, Kalib ranks #6,634 for baby boys with 12 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 2K Kalibs 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 Kalib
Kalib is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kalib's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #1,483. Use the chart and map above to compare Kalib'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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