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Meaning of the nameCalleb

Calleb is a spelling of the name Kaleb, which means “dog”.

Meaning

“dog”

Meaning of the name Kaleb, of which Calleb is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Caleb · Behind the Name: Caleb · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Calebe

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People (2022)
1,449
Rank in Brazil
#6,417
Median age
4 years
2010 Census
92
people

Calleb in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Calleb, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (682 people).

0 women 1,436 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Calleb is most common

States with the highest share of people named Calleb in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
  2. São Paulo 0.001%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio de Janeiro2850.002%
São Paulo2490.001%
Minas Gerais1330.001%
Bahia930.001%
Ceará800.001%
Goiás580.001%
Rio Grande do Sul560.001%
Pará550.001%
Maranhão510.001%
Espírito Santo500.001%
Paraná450.000%
Pernambuco430.001%
Santa Catarina310.000%
Distrito Federal310.001%
Paraíba250.001%
Amazonas240.001%
Mato Grosso240.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul200.001%
Rondônia190.001%
Alagoas170.001%
Piauí150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Calleb

It keeps the traditional C and doubles the L. It is the least recorded in the group.

About the name Kaleb

Wiktionary derives Caleb from Biblical Hebrew Kālēḇ and says the name is possibly related to keleḇ, 'dog'. Behind the Name says the name is very probably linked to the Hebrew word for 'dog' and gives as an alternative theory 'all' plus 'heart'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado and Nascentes, points to a Hebrew origin with the meaning 'dog' and lists Kaleb among the spelling variants of Calebe. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 18,957 people named Kaleb, with a median age of 5; proportionally, it is most common in Acre.

Other spellings of Kaleb

SpellingPeople (2022)
Kaleb18,957
Caleb18,012
Kalleb4,588
Calleb1,449

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Caleb · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Caleb · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Calebe · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Kaleb · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Calleb

What does the name Calleb mean?

Calleb means “dog”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Kaleb, of which Calleb is a spelling.

How many people are named Calleb in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,449 people with the first name Calleb, which ranks it number 6,417 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Calleb a boy's or a girl's name?

Calleb is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,436 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Calleb?

Calleb is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Calleb most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Calleb (285 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Calleb?

Kaleb, Caleb and Kalleb. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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