Kaylub
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-lub
- Origin
- Hebrew
Kaylub 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 Kaylub 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 Kaylub a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaylub is a boys' name.
How popular is Kaylub in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 4 boys.
Kaylub in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 2 | #6,127 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
How popular is Kaylub in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Kaylub in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaylub in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
Names like Kaylub
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Kai, Koa, Ibrahim, Yaqub, Jakub, Muhammad, Ayyub, Yusuf, Khalid, Ahmed, Hamza
Names related to Kaylub
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Kaylub: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaylub, updated 20 October 2026.