Caelan Boy
How popular is Caelan?
#2,883 boy name in 2025
43 baby boys were named Caelan in the US in 2025, making it the 2883rd most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Caelan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,883 for boys (▲ 450 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 43 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-19% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,411 in 2015, #2,657 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (135 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,066 in 2001 |
| First recorded | 1992 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 89% boys, 11% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Caelan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Caelan family of names ranked #1,516 for boys in 2025 (#1,437 the year before), with 92 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Caelan is most popular
Babies named Caelan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
Caelan by decade
Boy names about as popular as Caelan
Questions
- Is Caelan a boy or girl name?
- Caelan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 89% of babies named Caelan were boys.
- How popular is the name Caelan?
- 43 baby boys were named Caelan in the US in 2025, making it the 2883rd most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Caelan most popular?
- Caelan peaked in 2001, when 135 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,066 in 2001.
- How many people are named Caelan?
- 3,135 babies have been named Caelan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,094 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Caelan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Caelan was most common in Virginia, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.