Given name
Kaileb
“resembling an aggressive dog”
Kaileb is a variant of Kaleb. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling an aggressive dog.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaileb is a variant of Kaleb. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling an aggressive dog.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kaileb 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 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaileb through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 788
- 788 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,316 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,316 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 54.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 60 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 598 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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