Kellen
Kellen was the 1069th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 202 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 337th with 932 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 562 places. More babies were named Kellen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,069 boys, down 270 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 202boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012932 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,307babies recorded
Kellen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 1,265 since 1961, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,069 | 202 |
| 2020 | #799 | 291 |
| 2010 | #359 | 840 |
| 2000 | #671 | 266 |
| 1990 | #659 | 234 |
| 1980 | #1,439 | 44 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #2,778 | 10 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kellen, counting every spelling?
Kellen is a spelling of Kellan, a name family that ranked #585 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,069 for Kellen 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 Kellen?
202 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kellen (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kellen 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 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kellen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kellen?
About 16,600 people born in the US named Kellen are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 29. That makes Kellen 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.
Kellen by state
How common Kellen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (3.2×), Oregon (2.8×), Minnesota (1.9×), Oklahoma (1.9×), Missouri (1.7×). In 17 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 Kellen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kellen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kellen
How popular is the name Kellen?
Kellen was the 1069th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 202 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 337th with 932 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 562 places. More babies were named Kellen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kellen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kellen in the US.
Where is Kellen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kellen was most common in Washington (0.46 per 1,000 boys), followed by Idaho and Oregon.