Kaylob
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-lub
- Origin
- Hebrew
Kaylob 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 Kaylob 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 Kaylob a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaylob is a boys' name.
How popular is Kaylob 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 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Kaylob in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaylob in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Names like Kaylob
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob Kai Keanu Koa Caleb Noah Kainoa Kobe Keoni Makai Jakob Kaleo
Names related to Kaylob
More Hebrew names
Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo Elsie
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, “Kaylob: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaylob, updated 20 October 2026.