Kaleb is a boy's name of English origin meaning “dog.” In 2024 it was given to 1,221 boys in the United States.
Kaleb belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “dog” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Kaleb first appears in Social Security records in 1970. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #108 in 2009, and in 2024 1,221 babies received the name — 85,483 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Kaleb means “dog” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Kaleb is a boy name. In 2024, 1,221 babies received the name in the US.
Kaleb comes from the English & American tradition.
Kaleb first appears in US records in 1970. Its best-ever ranking was #108 in 2009, and 1,221 babies were given the name in 2024.
Kaleb is pronounced /ˈkeɪ.lɛb/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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