Kahleb
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-leb
- Origin
- Hebrew
Kahleb is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kahleb mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Caleb
Caleb was one of the twelve spies Moses sent into Canaan, and one of only two who trusted God's promise.
Is Kahleb a girl's or a boy's name?
Kahleb is a boys' name.
How popular is Kahleb in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Kahleb in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kahleb in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
Nicknames for Kahleb
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kahleb
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zamir Musa Yahir Hamza Khalil Ibrahim Zahir Nasir Koa Jamir Salem Nazir
Names related to Kahleb
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Kahleb: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kahleb, updated 20 October 2026.