Kelan Boy
How popular is Kelan?
#4,856 boy name in 2025
20 baby boys were named Kelan in the US in 2025, making it the 4856th most popular boy name.
1,768living people named Kelan (est.)
19median age of people named Kelan
1,810babies named Kelan since 1880
1 in 165,767US babies born in 2025
Kelan popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #4,856 for boys (▲ 583 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 20 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,683 in 2015, #3,568 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (201 boys) |
| Highest rank | #977 in 2007 |
| First recorded | 1956 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kelan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kellan family of names ranked #563 for boys in 2025 (#526 the year before), with 502 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kellan | 215 | 43% |
| Kellen | 202 | 40% |
| Kellin | 44 | 9% |
| Kelan | 20 | 4% |
| Kealan | 8 | 2% |
| Kelyn | 7 | 1% |
| Kellon | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Kelan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14 | #2,968 |
| 1960s | 29 | #2,759 |
| 1970s | 48 | #3,118 |
| 1980s | 147 | #2,595 |
| 1990s | 287 | #2,393 |
| 2000s | 695 | #977 |
| 2010s | 459 | #2,036 |
| 2020s | 131 | #3,568 |
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Questions
- Is Kelan a boy or girl name?
- Kelan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kelan were boys.
- How popular is the name Kelan?
- 20 baby boys were named Kelan in the US in 2025, making it the 4856th most popular boy name.
- When was Kelan most popular?
- Kelan peaked in 2007, when 201 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #977 in 2007.
- How many people are named Kelan?
- 1,810 babies have been named Kelan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,768 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
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.