Given name
Kalob
“resembling an aggressive dog”
Kalob is a variant of Kaleb. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling an aggressive dog.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kalob is a variant of Kaleb. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling an aggressive dog.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kalob 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 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kalob through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,677
- 1,677 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 123 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,325 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,325 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 123 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,340 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 3
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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