Callen Boy
How popular is Callen?
#516 boy name in 2025
579 baby boys were named Callen in the US in 2025, making it the 516th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
Callen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #516 for boys (▼ 37 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 579 boys, 19 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+5% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #520 in 2015, #534 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (687 boys) |
| Highest rank | #450 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1954 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Callen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Callan family of names ranked #126 for boys in 2025 (#144 the year before), with 3,050 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Callan | 1,917 | 63% |
| Callen | 579 | 19% |
| Kallen | 150 | 5% |
| Kalen | 71 | 2% |
| Kallan | 82 | 3% |
| Calen | 35 | 1% |
| Calan | 34 | 1% |
| Kailen | 23 | 1% |
| Kailan | 28 | 1% |
| Kalan | 26 | 1% |
| Kaylon | 23 | 1% |
| Calin | 14 | 0% |
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 Callen is most popular
Babies named Callen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- South Dakota: 1.4 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- New Hampshire: 1.3 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Iowa: 1.2 per 1,000 (85 boys)
- Nebraska: 1.1 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- Wisconsin: 1.1 per 1,000 (126 boys)
Callen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42 | #2,448 |
| 1960s | 37 | #2,684 |
| 1970s | 11 | #4,795 |
| 1980s | 113 | #2,504 |
| 1990s | 246 | #2,271 |
| 2000s | 522 | #1,637 |
| 2010s | 4,768 | #503 |
| 2020s | 3,762 | #450 |
Boy names about as popular as Callen
Questions
- Is Callen a boy or girl name?
- Callen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Callen were boys.
- How popular is the name Callen?
- 579 baby boys were named Callen in the US in 2025, making it the 516th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
- When was Callen most popular?
- Callen peaked in 2023, when 687 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #450 in 2023.
- How many people are named Callen?
- 10,105 babies have been named Callen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,014 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Callen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Callen was most common in South Dakota, at 1.4 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.