Given name
Caelob
“dog”·“resembling a dog”
Caelob 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
Caelob 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
Caelob 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 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Caelob 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
Caelob through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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