Kalyb
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-leb
- Origin
- Hebrew
Kalyb 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 Kalyb 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 Kalyb a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalyb is a boys' name.
How popular is Kalyb 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 1992.
Half of all the boys named Kalyb in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kalyb in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
Names like Kalyb
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yahir, Zamir, Musa, Khalil, Hamza, Ibrahim, Koa, Kai, Nasir, Keanu, Khalid, Zahir
Names related to Kalyb
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Kalyb: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalyb, updated 20 October 2026.