Updated June 9, 2019 Find Baby Names Boy name origins & meanings Hebrew : Faithful; dog; bold Boy name variations Caleb Caleb - 3% this year Masculine Common READ MORE DETAILS Cal Cal + 30% this year Neutral Rare READ MORE DETAILS Cleve Cleve 0 % this year Masculine Rare READ MORE DETAILS Cliff Cliff + 14% this year Masculine Rare READ MORE DETAILS Colby Colby + 12% this year Masculine Rare READ MORE DETAILS How Popular Is The Name Cale Family name origins & meanings French (Calé) and English : from Old French calé, adjectival derivative of cale ‘close-fitting cap’, hence a nickname for someone who wore such a cap.Southern Italian (Calè) : variant of Calia.Dutch : variant spelling of Kale.Americanized spelling of German Kehl.