Caelan
Caelan was the 2892nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1068th with 135 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 479 places. More babies were named Caelan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,892 boys, down 228 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43boys
- Girls and boys
- 7% girls, 93% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001135 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,135babies recorded
Caelan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,508 | #2,892 | 6 | 43 |
| 2020 | #15,558 | #2,664 | 5 | 47 |
| 2010 | #6,699 | #1,656 | 19 | 94 |
| 2000 | #5,009 | #1,283 | 23 | 101 |
| 1990 | #13,260 | — | 5 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Caelan, counting every spelling?
Caelan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #984 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,892 for Caelan on its own. Together these spellings went to 215 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caelan | 43 | #2,892 | 265 |
| Kailan | 28 | #3,896 | 184 |
| Keilan | 33 | #3,481 | 174 |
| Kailen | 23 | #4,465 | 171 |
| Kaylon | 23 | #4,473 | 125 |
| Kaelan | 19 | #5,117 | 94 |
| Kailon | 14 | #6,273 | 68 |
| Kaelen | 12 | #6,994 | 62 |
| Caelen | 13 | #6,515 | 56 |
| Cailan | — | — | 29 |
| Keilen | — | — | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Caelan?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Caelan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Caelan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Caelan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Caelan?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Caelan are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 12 and 26. That makes Caelan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Caelan by state
How common Caelan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Caelan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Caelan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Caelan
How popular is the name Caelan?
Caelan was the 2892nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1068th with 135 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 479 places. More babies were named Caelan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Caelan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 7% girls, 93% boys given the name Caelan in the US.
Where is Caelan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Caelan was most common in Virginia (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Florida.