Kaelen
Kaelen was the 6994th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 2872nd; the most babies were born in 2009 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,826 places. More babies were named Kaelen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,994 boys, down 535 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200942 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,079babies recorded
Kaelen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #6,994 | — | 12 |
| 2020 | — | #6,459 | — | 13 |
| 2010 | #14,187 | #3,497 | 7 | 31 |
| 2000 | #5,393 | #3,370 | 21 | 25 |
| 1990 | — | #7,622 | — | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kaelen, counting every spelling?
Kaelen is a spelling of Caelan, a name family that ranked #984 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,994 for Kaelen 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 Kaelen?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kaelen (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kaelen 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kaelen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kaelen?
About 700 people born in the US named Kaelen are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 13 and 26. That makes Kaelen 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kaelen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kaelen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kaelen
How popular is the name Kaelen?
Kaelen was the 6994th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 2872nd; the most babies were born in 2009 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,826 places. More babies were named Kaelen in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kaelen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kaelen in the US.