Calib
Boy · KAY-lib · Hebrew
Calib is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dog, or whole-hearted”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Calib mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Kalib, itself a spelling of Caleb
“dog, or whole-hearted”
A spelling of Caleb, the faithful spy who, with Joshua, urged the Israelites to enter Canaan in the Book of Numbers.
- Say it
- KAY-lib
Meaning borrowed from Kalib.
Is Calib a girl's or a boy's name?
Calib is a boys' name.
How popular is Calib in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 6 boys.
Calib in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Calib in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the boys named Calib in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Calib in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,589 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,036 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
Nicknames for Calib
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Calib
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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