Kaelen Boy
How popular is Kaelen?
#6,799 boy name in 2025
12 baby boys were named Kaelen in the US in 2025, making it the 6799th most popular boy name.
1,065living people named Kaelen (est.)
21median age of people named Kaelen
1,079babies named Kaelen since 1880
1 in 276,279US babies born in 2025
Kaelen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,799 for boys (▼ 1144 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 12 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-33% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,056 in 2015, #6,292 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (42 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,833 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1990 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 90% boys, 10% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kaelen 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.
Kaelen by decade
Boy names about as popular as Kaelen
Questions
- Is Kaelen a boy or girl name?
- Kaelen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 90% of babies named Kaelen were boys.
- How popular is the name Kaelen?
- 12 baby boys were named Kaelen in the US in 2025, making it the 6799th most popular boy name.
- When was Kaelen most popular?
- Kaelen peaked in 2009, when 42 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,833 in 1996.
- How many people are named Kaelen?
- 1,079 babies have been named Kaelen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,065 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
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.