Kellan
Kellan was the 1031st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 215 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 364th; the most babies were born in 2013 (843). Over the last ten years it has moved down 633 places. More babies were named Kellan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,031 boys, down 342 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 215boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013843 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,269babies recorded
Kellan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 517 since 1968, 8 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,031 | 215 |
| 2020 | #689 | 370 |
| 2010 | #366 | 807 |
| 2000 | #1,793 | 61 |
| 1990 | #1,744 | 46 |
| 1980 | #4,328 | 9 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kellan, counting every spelling?
Kellan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #585 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,031 for Kellan 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 Kellan?
215 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kellan (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kellan 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 39 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kellan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kellan?
About 10,600 people born in the US named Kellan are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 9 and 16. That makes Kellan 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.
Kellan by state
How common Kellan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.1×), Washington (1.9×), Colorado (1.8×), Pennsylvania (1.7×), Missouri (1.6×). In 20 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 Kellan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kellan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kellan
How popular is the name Kellan?
Kellan was the 1031st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 215 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 364th; the most babies were born in 2013 (843). Over the last ten years it has moved down 633 places. More babies were named Kellan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kellan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kellan in the US.
Where is Kellan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kellan was most common in Massachusetts (0.32 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Iowa.