Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Hebrew : Faithful; dog; bold Boy name variations Caleb Caleb - 3% this year Masculine Common Find out more Cal Cal + 30% this year Neutral Rare Find out more Cleve Cleve 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Cliff Cliff + 14% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Colby Colby + 12% this year Masculine Rare Find out more 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.