Kaleb is a distinctive choice, ranked #352 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Kaleb in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#352
US Rank #295
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About the Name Kaleb
Kaleb is steadily gaining in popularity, up 76 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #290 in 2023, and it currently sits at #308. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Kaleb is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Kaleb in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #278, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
โญ Famous People Named Kaleb
Kaleb Trask โ Kaleb Trask is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby.
Ante Kaleb โ Ante Kaleb is a Croatian handball player for BSV Bern Muri and the Croatian national team.
Kaleb of Axum โ Kaleb (Ge'ez: แซแแฅ, Latin: Caleb), also known as Elesbaan (Ge'ez: แฅแ แ แฝแฅแ, Koine Greek: แผฮปฮตฯฮฒฮฑแพถฯ), Ella Asbeha, or Hellestheaios, was King of Aksum, which was situated in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Kaleb
Unlikely. With around 119 UK babies named Kaleb per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Kaleb in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kaleb has been fairly steady, ranked #352 in 2025 against #384 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #290 in 2023.
Kaleb is more popular in the US (#278) than in the UK (#308). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Kaleb include: Kaleb Trask, Ante Kaleb and Kaleb of Axum. Short summaries for each appear below.
Kaleb appears in the US top 500 at #278 in 2024 โ moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
119
UK babies named Kaleb (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 32 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kaleb
Almost certainly the only Kaleb in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Kaleb (Ge'ez: แซแแฅ, Latin: Caleb), also known as Elesbaan (Ge'ez: แฅแ แ แฝแฅแ, Koine Greek: แผฮปฮตฯฮฒฮฑแพถฯ), Ella Asbeha, or Hellestheaios, was King of Aksum, which was situated in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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