Kalub
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-lub
- Origin
- Hebrew
Kalub 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 Kalub mean?
Hebrew: 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.
Is Kalub a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalub is a boys' name.
How popular is Kalub in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 7 boys.
Kalub in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
How popular is Kalub 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 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Kalub in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kalub in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,397 |
| 2008 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,133 |
| 2006 | 44 | #2,658 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,616 |
| 2002 | 48 | #2,191 |
| 2001 | 39 | #2,485 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,102 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
Names like Kalub
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kai Koa Jakub Musa Ibrahim Lawi Caleb Jacob Yusuf Yaqub Muhammad Ahmed
Names related to Kalub
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
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, “Kalub: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalub, updated 20 October 2026.