Kelan
Kelan was the 4953rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 978th with 201 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,250 places. More babies were named Kelan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,953 boys, down 1,335 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007201 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,810babies recorded
Kelan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,953 | 20 |
| 2020 | #3,618 | 30 |
| 2010 | #2,049 | 67 |
| 2000 | #2,238 | 44 |
| 1990 | #2,663 | 25 |
| 1980 | #4,326 | 9 |
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How popular is Kelan, counting every spelling?
Kelan is a spelling of Kellan, a name family that ranked #585 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,953 for Kelan on its own. Together these spellings went to 494 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellan | 215 | #1,031 | 1,293 |
| Kellen | 202 | #1,069 | 1,239 |
| Kellin | 44 | #2,861 | 254 |
| Kelan | 20 | #4,953 | 101 |
| Kelyn | 7 | #10,211 | 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 Kelan?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kelan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kelan 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kelan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kelan?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Kelan are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 14 and 28. That makes Kelan 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 Kelan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kelan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kelan
How popular is the name Kelan?
Kelan was the 4953rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 978th with 201 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,250 places. More babies were named Kelan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kelan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kelan in the US.