Khalib
Boy · KAY-lib · Hebrew
Khalib is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “dog, or whole-hearted”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Khalib mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Kalib, itself a spelling of Caleb
“dog, or whole-hearted”
A spelling of Caleb, the faithful spy who, with Joshua, urged the Israelites to enter Canaan in the Book of Numbers.
- Say it
- KAY-lib
Meaning borrowed from Kalib.
Is Khalib a girl's or a boy's name?
Khalib is a boys' name.
How popular is Khalib in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Khalib in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Khalib in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
Nicknames for Khalib
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Khalib
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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