Kalan
Kalan was the 4087th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 1858th; the most babies were born in 1993 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved up 44 places. More babies were named Kalan in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,087 boys, down 556 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199345 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,588babies recorded
Kalan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #4,087 | — | 26 |
| 2020 | — | #3,531 | — | 31 |
| 2010 | — | #3,275 | — | 34 |
| 2000 | #7,786 | #3,851 | 13 | 21 |
| 1990 | #5,668 | #1,858 | 16 | 42 |
| 1980 | — | #5,898 | — | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kalan, counting every spelling?
Kalan is a spelling of Kalen, a name family that ranked #1,294 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,087 for Kalan 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 Kalan?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kalan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kalan 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 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kalan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kalan?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Kalan are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 13 and 33. That makes Kalan 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.
Kalan by state
How common Kalan 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 Kalan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kalan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kalan
How popular is the name Kalan?
Kalan was the 4087th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 1858th; the most babies were born in 1993 (45). Over the last ten years it has moved up 44 places. More babies were named Kalan in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kalan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kalan in the US.
Where is Kalan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kalan was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys).