Kalan Boy
How popular is Kalan?
#4,049 boy name in 2025
26 baby boys were named Kalan in the US in 2025, making it the 4049th most popular boy name.
Kalan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,049 for boys (▲ 381 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 26 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+4% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,078 in 2015, #3,495 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1993 (45 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,835 in 1990 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kalan 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 Kalan is most popular
Babies named Kalan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 boys)
Kalan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26 | #4,401 |
| 1980s | 202 | #1,853 |
| 1990s | 374 | #1,835 |
| 2000s | 281 | #2,676 |
| 2010s | 309 | #2,942 |
| 2020s | 154 | #3,495 |
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Questions
- Is Kalan a boy or girl name?
- Kalan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Kalan were boys.
- How popular is the name Kalan?
- 26 baby boys were named Kalan in the US in 2025, making it the 4049th most popular boy name.
- When was Kalan most popular?
- Kalan peaked in 1993, when 45 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,835 in 1990.
- How many people are named Kalan?
- 1,588 babies have been named Kalan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,554 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Kalan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kalan was most common in California, 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.