Kailan Boy & girl
How popular is Kailan?
#3,847 boy name in 2025
28 baby boys were named Kailan in the US in 2025, making it the 3847th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
Kailan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,847 for boys (▼ 1012 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 28 boys, 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,056 in 2015, #4,271 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (45 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,828 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1990 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 78% boys, 22% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kailan 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 Kailan is most popular
Babies named Kailan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
Kailan by decade
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Questions
- Is Kailan a boy or girl name?
- Kailan is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 78% of babies named Kailan were boys and 22% were girls.
- How popular is the name Kailan?
- 28 baby boys were named Kailan in the US in 2025, making it the 3847th most popular boy name. Another 7 girls got the name (#11,928 for girls).
- When was Kailan most popular?
- Kailan peaked in 2022, when 45 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,828 in 2022.
- How many people are named Kailan?
- 1,118 babies have been named Kailan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,107 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Kailan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kailan was most common in Texas, 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.