Given name
Kaelob
“resembling an aggressive dog”
Kaelob is a variant of Kaleb. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling an aggressive dog.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaelob is a variant of Kaleb. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling an aggressive dog.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kaelob is a variant of Kaleb. An origin associated with Kaleb is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaelob through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 175
- 175 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 16 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 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 145 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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