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 [ 2 syll. ca-leb, cal-eb ] The boy name Caleb is pronounced as KEYLahB KEY. Caleb is primarily used in the English language and its language of origin is Hebrew. The name's meaning is dog; dog-like devotion to God. Biblical name derived from the element 'keleb' which means dog. An old form of Caleb is Kaleb (Hebrew). In the Bible, Caleb was one of Moses' companions in the journey to the promised land of Canaan. The name was consequently popular with Puritans after the Reformation, particularly in USA. In literature, the name has appeared in William Godwin's novel Caleb Williams (1794). The English Calen, the Arabic Kalb, the English Kalebh, the Hebrew Kalev, and the English Kalin are variations of the name. Other forms of Caleb include the short forms Cael (English), Cal (English), Cale (English), and Kale (English), and the variant spelling Kaleb (Hebrew, Dutch, English, and German). Caleb is very popular as a baby name for boys. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1960s. At the peak of its usage in 2002, 0.564% of baby boys were given the name Caleb. It ranked at #35 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.485% and its ranking #34, and it was the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2008, Caleb was thrice as popular as the 2nd ranked name, the Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew Kaleb. Baby names that sound like Caleb include the English Cliffie, the English Colby, the Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew Kaleb, the English Kalebh, the Hebrew Kalev, the English Keelby, the English Kelbie, the English Kelby, the Arabic Khalif, the English Kolby, the English Cleve, the English Cliff, the English Clive, the English Clyve, the English Coleby, the Arabic Kalb, and the Arabic Khalifa. KEY: Pronunciation for Caleb: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)"   |
