Calan
Calan was the 3391st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2513th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 409 places. More babies were named Calan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,391 boys, down 538 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201851 babies
- Total since 1880
- 994babies recorded
Calan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 20 since 1986.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,391 | 34 |
| 2020 | #2,853 | 42 |
| 2010 | #2,641 | 46 |
| 2000 | #4,611 | 16 |
| 1990 | #6,495 | 7 |
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How popular is Calan, counting every spelling?
Calan is a spelling of Kalen, a name family that ranked #1,294 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,391 for Calan on its own. Together these spellings went to 138 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalen | 71 | #2,086 | 385 |
| Calan | 34 | #3,391 | 187 |
| Kalan | 26 | #4,087 | 123 |
| Keylon | 7 | #10,225 | 38 |
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 Calan?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Calan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Calan 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 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Calan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Calan?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Calan are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 22. That makes Calan 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.
Calan by state
How common Calan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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 Calan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Calan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Calan
How popular is the name Calan?
Calan was the 3391st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 2513th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 409 places. More babies were named Calan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Calan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Calan in the US.
Where is Calan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Calan was most common in Kansas (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Texas.