Kaelan Boy
How popular is Kaelan?
#5,044 boy name in 2025
19 baby boys were named Kaelan in the US in 2025, making it the 5044th most popular boy name.
Kaelan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,044 for boys (▼ 1353 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 19 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-54% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,863 in 2015, #5,695 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (91 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,298 in 1998 |
| First recorded | 1987 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 85% boys, 15% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kaelan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Caelan family of names ranked #1,516 for boys in 2025 (#1,437 the year before), with 92 babies in all.
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 Kaelan is most popular
Babies named Kaelan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Kaelan by decade
Boy names about as popular as Kaelan
Questions
- Is Kaelan a boy or girl name?
- Kaelan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 85% of babies named Kaelan were boys.
- How popular is the name Kaelan?
- 19 baby boys were named Kaelan in the US in 2025, making it the 5044th most popular boy name.
- When was Kaelan most popular?
- Kaelan peaked in 1998, when 91 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,298 in 1998.
- How many people are named Kaelan?
- 1,951 babies have been named Kaelan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,921 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Kaelan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kaelan was most common in Texas, 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.