Kaelan
Kaelan was the 5117th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1309th with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,232 places. More babies were named Kaelan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,117 boys, up 714 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19boys
- Girls and boys
- 5% girls, 95% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199891 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,951babies recorded
Kaelan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #5,117 | — | 19 |
| 2020 | #14,232 | #5,831 | 6 | 15 |
| 2010 | #7,699 | #2,605 | 16 | 47 |
| 2000 | #6,077 | #1,512 | 18 | 80 |
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How popular is Kaelan, counting every spelling?
Kaelan is a spelling of Caelan, a name family that ranked #984 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,117 for Kaelan 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 Kaelan?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaelan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kaelan 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 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaelan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaelan?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Kaelan are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 15 and 28. That makes Kaelan 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.
Kaelan by state
How common Kaelan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Kaelan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaelan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaelan
How popular is the name Kaelan?
Kaelan was the 5117th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1309th with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,232 places. More babies were named Kaelan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kaelan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 5% girls, 95% boys given the name Kaelan in the US.
Where is Kaelan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kaelan was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).