Kellan Boy
How popular is Kellan?
#1,030 boy name in 2025
215 baby boys were named Kellan in the US in 2025, making it the 1030th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
Kellan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,030 for boys (▼ 111 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 215 boys, 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-72% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #398 in 2015, #688 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2013 (843 boys) |
| Highest rank | #363 in 2011 |
| First recorded | 1958 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kellan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kellan family of names ranked #563 for boys in 2025 (#526 the year before), with 502 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kellan | 215 | 43% |
| Kellen | 202 | 40% |
| Kellin | 44 | 9% |
| Kelan | 20 | 4% |
| Kealan | 8 | 2% |
| Kelyn | 7 | 1% |
| Kellon | 6 | 1% |
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 Kellan is most popular
Babies named Kellan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Massachusetts: 0.3 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Washington: 0.3 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- Iowa: 0.3 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Colorado: 0.3 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.3 per 1,000 (69 boys)
Kellan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | #3,558 |
| 1980s | 397 | #1,173 |
| 1990s | 471 | #1,593 |
| 2000s | 1,498 | #623 |
| 2010s | 6,717 | #363 |
| 2020s | 1,663 | #688 |
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Questions
- Is Kellan a boy or girl name?
- Kellan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Kellan were boys.
- How popular is the name Kellan?
- 215 baby boys were named Kellan in the US in 2025, making it the 1030th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
- When was Kellan most popular?
- Kellan peaked in 2013, when 843 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #363 in 2011.
- How many people are named Kellan?
- 11,269 babies have been named Kellan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,147 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Kellan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kellan was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.3 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.