Calen Boy
How popular is Calen?
#3,313 boy name in 2025
35 baby boys were named Calen in the US in 2025, making it the 3313th most popular boy name.
Calen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,313 for boys (▼ 563 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 35 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-43% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,212 in 2015, #2,758 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (103 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,174 in 1987 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Calen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Callan family of names ranked #126 for boys in 2025 (#144 the year before), with 3,050 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Callan | 1,917 | 63% |
| Callen | 579 | 19% |
| Kallen | 150 | 5% |
| Kalen | 71 | 2% |
| Kallan | 82 | 3% |
| Calen | 35 | 1% |
| Calan | 34 | 1% |
| Kailen | 23 | 1% |
| Kailan | 28 | 1% |
| Kalan | 26 | 1% |
| Kaylon | 23 | 1% |
| Calin | 14 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Calen is most popular
Babies named Calen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Calen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29 | #3,201 |
| 1980s | 372 | #1,174 |
| 1990s | 455 | #1,618 |
| 2000s | 650 | #1,681 |
| 2010s | 716 | #1,533 |
| 2020s | 272 | #2,574 |
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Questions
- Is Calen a boy or girl name?
- Calen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Calen were boys.
- How popular is the name Calen?
- 35 baby boys were named Calen in the US in 2025, making it the 3313th most popular boy name.
- When was Calen most popular?
- Calen peaked in 2011, when 103 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,174 in 1987.
- How many people are named Calen?
- 2,720 babies have been named Calen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,667 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
- Where is Calen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Calen was most common in Pennsylvania, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.