Kaleb is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2007 and has grown less common since.
Kaleb is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #295 for boy births in the United States (and #583 across all names), given to 1,143 babies — 1,168 including U.S. territories. Kaleb first appears in 1970 and peaked in 2007 (3,819 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,143 | 1,168 | — | #295 |
| 2024 | 1,225 | 1,255 | — | #279 |
| 2023 | 1,241 | 1,268 | — | #271 |
| 2022 | 1,343 | 1,381 | — | #259 |
| 2021 | 1,455 | 1,487 | — | #244 |
| 2020 | 1,614 | 1,646 | — | #231 |
| 2019 | 1,789 | 1,829 | — | #213 |
| 2018 | 1,927 | 1,968 | — | #207 |
| 2017 | 2,121 | 2,182 | #17,088 | #184 |
| 2016 | 2,266 | 2,323 | #17,503 | #176 |
| 2015 | 2,535 | 2,595 | — | #164 |
| 2014 | 2,776 | 2,840 | #15,552 | #146 |
| 2013 | 2,871 | 2,947 | — | #137 |
| 2012 | 3,004 | 3,061 | #14,205 | #126 |
| 2011 | 3,344 | 3,398 | — | #116 |
| 2010 | 3,435 | 3,481 | #15,923 | #118 |
| 2009 | 3,797 | 3,853 | #11,060 | #108 |
| 2008 | 3,718 | 3,747 | #13,167 | #115 |
| 2007 | 3,829 | 3,854 | #11,211 | #113 |
| 2006 | 3,714 | 3,748 | #10,999 | #115 |
| 2005 | 3,392 | 3,423 | — | #121 |
| 2004 | 3,445 | 3,464 | #5,291 | #120 |
| 2003 | 3,412 | 3,436 | #10,841 | #118 |
| 2002 | 3,453 | 3,470 | #12,858 | #111 |
| 2001 | 3,350 | 3,367 | #7,514 | #116 |
| 2000 | 2,750 | 2,763 | #12,428 | #141 |
| 1999 | 2,339 | 2,353 | #11,966 | #159 |
| 1998 | 2,206 | 2,214 | #7,768 | #156 |
| 1997 | 1,801 | — | #10,248 | #185 |
| 1996 | 1,727 | — | #8,464 | #186 |
| 1995 | 1,435 | — | — | #206 |
| 1994 | 1,341 | — | #7,327 | #219 |
| 1993 | 1,231 | — | #11,121 | #237 |
| 1992 | 1,022 | — | — | #281 |
| 1991 | 1,028 | — | #14,170 | #265 |
| 1990 | 843 | — | #9,663 | #304 |
| 1989 | 668 | — | — | #345 |
| 1988 | 407 | — | — | #446 |
| 1987 | 334 | — | — | #483 |
| 1986 | 212 | — | — | #614 |
| 1985 | 199 | — | — | #622 |
| 1984 | 144 | — | — | #727 |
| 1983 | 175 | — | #11,006 | #657 |
| 1982 | 157 | — | — | #694 |
| 1981 | 127 | — | — | #773 |
| 1980 | 119 | — | — | #806 |
| 1979 | 99 | — | — | #881 |
| 1978 | 69 | — | — | #1,053 |
| 1977 | 80 | — | — | #958 |
| 1976 | 48 | — | — | #1,272 |
| 1975 | 35 | — | — | #1,521 |
| 1974 | 22 | — | — | #2,023 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | — | #2,789 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | — | #3,251 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,283 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | — | #4,493 |