Kalen Boy
How popular is Kalen?
#2,077 boy name in 2025
71 baby boys were named Kalen in the US in 2025, making it the 2077th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Kalen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,077 for boys (▼ 35 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 71 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+8% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,112 in 2015, #2,139 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1998 (169 boys) |
| Highest rank | #857 in 1998 |
| First recorded | 1959 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kalen 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 Kalen is most popular
Babies named Kalen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alabama: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (23 boys)
Kalen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1960s | 61 | #2,408 |
| 1970s | 99 | #2,134 |
| 1980s | 705 | #913 |
| 1990s | 1,214 | #857 |
| 2000s | 1,282 | #1,075 |
| 2010s | 810 | #1,358 |
| 2020s | 450 | #1,645 |
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Questions
- Is Kalen a boy or girl name?
- Kalen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Kalen were boys.
- How popular is the name Kalen?
- 71 baby boys were named Kalen in the US in 2025, making it the 2077th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Kalen most popular?
- Kalen peaked in 1998, when 169 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #857 in 1998.
- How many people are named Kalen?
- 6,096 babies have been named Kalen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,945 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 26.
- Where is Kalen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kalen was most common in Alabama, at 0.1 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.