Kallen
Kallen was the 1302nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 150 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1178th with 159 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 60 places. More babies were named Kallen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,302 boys, down 34 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 150boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014159 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,103babies recorded
Kallen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,394 | #1,302 | 8 | 150 |
| 2020 | #10,673 | #1,268 | 9 | 145 |
| 2010 | #15,926 | #1,419 | 6 | 117 |
| 2000 | #14,001 | #2,953 | 6 | 30 |
| 1990 | #7,074 | #3,388 | 12 | 18 |
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How popular is Kallen, counting every spelling?
Kallen is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,133 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,302 for Kallen on its own. Together these spellings went to 171 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kallen | 150 | #1,302 | 701 |
| Kalon | 21 | #4,793 | 127 |
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 Kallen?
150 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kallen (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kallen 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 56 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kallen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kallen?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Kallen are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Kallen a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Kallen by state
How common Kallen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (2.9×), Washington (2.6×), Ohio (1.7×). In 31 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 Kallen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kallen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kallen
How popular is the name Kallen?
Kallen was the 1302nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 150 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1178th with 159 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 60 places. More babies were named Kallen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kallen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kallen in the US.
Where is Kallen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kallen was most common in Wisconsin (0.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Iowa.