Callan Boy
How popular is Callan?
#190 boy name in 2025
1,917 baby boys were named Callan in the US in 2025, making it the 190th most popular boy name. Another 66 girls got the name (#2,607 for girls).
Callan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #190 for boys (▲ 52 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,917 boys, 66 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+425% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #687 in 2015, #434 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (1,917 boys) |
| Highest rank | #190 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1957 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Callan 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 Callan is most popular
Babies named Callan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Hampshire: 2.6 per 1,000 (57 boys)
- North Dakota: 2.2 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- Maine: 2.1 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- Rhode Island: 2.0 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Massachusetts: 1.9 per 1,000 (265 boys)
Callan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | #3,992 |
| 1960s | 5 | #4,047 |
| 1970s | 19 | #4,052 |
| 1980s | 113 | #2,358 |
| 1990s | 252 | #2,123 |
| 2000s | 542 | #1,792 |
| 2010s | 3,389 | #525 |
| 2020s | 6,839 | #190 |
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Questions
- Is Callan a boy or girl name?
- Callan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Callan were boys.
- How popular is the name Callan?
- 1,917 baby boys were named Callan in the US in 2025, making it the 190th most popular boy name. Another 66 girls got the name (#2,607 for girls).
- When was Callan most popular?
- Callan peaked in 2025, when 1,917 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #190 in 2025.
- How many people are named Callan?
- 12,634 babies have been named Callan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 12,554 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
- Where is Callan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Callan was most common in New Hampshire, at 2.6 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.