Kellen Boy
How popular is Kellen?
#1,069 boy name in 2025
202 baby boys were named Kellen in the US in 2025, making it the 1069th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Kellen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,069 for boys (▼ 38 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 202 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-64% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #506 in 2015, #796 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2012 (932 boys) |
| Highest rank | #337 in 2012 |
| First recorded | 1954 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kellen 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 Kellen is most popular
Babies named Kellen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Washington: 0.5 per 1,000 (75 boys)
- Idaho: 0.4 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Oregon: 0.4 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- South Dakota: 0.3 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- North Dakota: 0.3 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Kellen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43 | #2,493 |
| 1960s | 43 | #2,684 |
| 1970s | 26 | #3,567 |
| 1980s | 2,854 | #412 |
| 1990s | 1,981 | #656 |
| 2000s | 4,398 | #431 |
| 2010s | 6,167 | #337 |
| 2020s | 1,530 | #796 |
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Questions
- Is Kellen a boy or girl name?
- Kellen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Kellen were boys.
- How popular is the name Kellen?
- 202 baby boys were named Kellen in the US in 2025, making it the 1069th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Kellen most popular?
- Kellen peaked in 2012, when 932 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #337 in 2012.
- How many people are named Kellen?
- 18,307 babies have been named Kellen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 17,935 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Kellen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kellen was most common in Washington, at 0.5 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.