Origin of the name Caleb:
Hebrew name meaning "a dog; faithful." It is borne in the Bible by a leader of the Israelites, one of those sent by Moses to scout out the land in the second year after the Exodus. He and Joshua were the only people over the age of twenty to enter the Promised Land.
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Global Popularity of the Name Kaleb
- #76 in Canada (Alberta)
- #101 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #115 in United States
- #317 in Canada (Quebec)
- #317 in Scotland
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