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Meaning of the nameKaleb

Kaleb is the K variant of Caleb, a male name of Hebrew origin (Kālēb) that probably means 'dog'.

Meaning

“dog”

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

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People (2022)
18,957
Rank in Brazil
#1,102
Median age
5 years
2010 Census
2,607
people

Kaleb in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Kaleb, 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 (9,528 people).

239 women 18,718 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 Kaleb is most common

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

  1. Acre 0.024%
  2. Distrito Federal 0.023%
  3. Goiás 0.017%
  4. Amazonas 0.017%
  5. Rondônia 0.016%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3,2450.007%
Minas Gerais1,8160.009%
Rio de Janeiro1,7590.011%
Goiás1,2130.017%
Ceará1,1570.013%
Pará1,0970.014%
Paraná1,0220.009%
Bahia8820.006%
Rio Grande do Sul7670.007%
Santa Catarina6980.009%
Amazonas6710.017%
Distrito Federal6330.023%
Maranhão6000.009%
Espírito Santo5820.015%
Mato Grosso4370.012%
Pernambuco4290.005%
Mato Grosso do Sul2800.010%
Paraíba2670.007%
Rondônia2550.016%
Piauí2290.007%
Acre2020.024%
Tocantins1910.013%
Rio Grande do Norte1890.006%
Alagoas1210.004%
Amapá810.011%
Roraima730.012%
Sergipe610.003%

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

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.

It swaps the initial C for a K; Wiktionary records it as a less common modern variant of Caleb in English. It is the most recorded spelling in the group.

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 Kaleb

What does the name Kaleb mean?

Kaleb means “dog”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Kaleb in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 18,957 people with the first name Kaleb, which ranks it number 1,102 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

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

Kaleb is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 239 women and 18,718 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Kaleb?

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

In which Brazilian state is Kaleb most common?

Proportionally, in Acre: 0.024% of the state's population is named Kaleb (202 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Kaleb?

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

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