Given name
Caeleb
“dog”·“resembling a dog”
Caeleb is a variant of Caleb. Interpretations include “dog” (Hebrew) and “resembling a dog” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Caeleb is a variant of Caleb. Interpretations include “dog” (Hebrew) and “resembling a dog” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Caeleb is a variant of Caleb. An origin associated with Caleb is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Caeleb is a variant of Caleb. The history of Caleb gives this family its wider story. Caleb appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Caeleb through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 463
- 463 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +27%
- Rising
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 32 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 380 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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