In the entire world, כלב (Caleb 
, Kaleb , Calev 
) is a widespread male first name. The first name כלב is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common masculine name, the United States, and Saint Lucia (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, כלב is the last name as well as the forename.
כלב is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
כלב is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Caleb , the biblical character; son of Jephunneh; representative of the Tribe of Judah during the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land (Num. 13:6), Deuteronomy; Kanan Jarrus , the fictional character from the Star Wars universe, Star Wars Rebels; Caleb , the fictional character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer series; Caleb , the character in the W.I.T.C.H. series and Caleb Smith , the fictional human in the work Ex Machina, and in many other works.