Calub
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-lub
- Origin
- Hebrew
Calub is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dog, or wholehearted”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Calub mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Kalub, itself a variant spelling of Caleb
“dog, or wholehearted”
A variant spelling of Caleb, one of the twelve spies Moses sent into Canaan in the Hebrew Bible.
Meaning borrowed from Kalub.
Is Calub a girl's or a boy's name?
Calub is a boys' name.
How popular is Calub in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 5 boys.
Calub in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
How popular is Calub in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Calub in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Calub in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Calub
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caleb Jacob Jakub Noah Cooper Perez Isaac Ezra Luca Coby Caelan Jonah
Names related to Calub
More Hebrew names
Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie Levi Eliana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Calub: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/calub, updated 20 October 2026.