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Kaleb

Boy

Meaning of Kaleb: Hebrew: 'wholehearted'

Kaleb is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 310th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 308th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#310

1,143 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#308

145 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

86,851

First recorded 1970 · peak 2007

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 127 babies1982: 157 babies1983: 175 babies1984: 144 babies1985: 199 babies1986: 212 babies1987: 334 babies1988: 407 babies1989: 668 babies1990: 843 babies19901991: 1,028 babies1992: 1,022 babies1993: 1,231 babies1994: 1,341 babies1995: 1,435 babies1996: 1,727 babies1997: 1,801 babies1998: 2,206 babies1999: 2,339 babies2000: 2,750 babies20002001: 3,350 babies2002: 3,453 babies2003: 3,412 babies2004: 3,445 babies2005: 3,392 babies2006: 3,714 babies2007: 3,829 babies2008: 3,718 babies2009: 3,797 babies2010: 3,435 babies20102011: 3,344 babies2012: 3,004 babies2013: 2,871 babies2014: 2,776 babies2015: 2,535 babies2016: 2,266 babies2017: 2,121 babies2018: 1,927 babies2019: 1,789 babies2020: 1,614 babies20202021: 1,455 babies2022: 1,343 babies2023: 1,241 babies2024: 1,225 babies2025: 1,143 babies
US babies named Kaleb per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,829.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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