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Calan

Boy

Meaning of Calan: Scottish: 'battle'

Calan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3292nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3292

34 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

994

First recorded 1984 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 11 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 22 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 26 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 11 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 24 babies2005: 25 babies2006: 24 babies2007: 39 babies2008: 31 babies2009: 32 babies2010: 46 babies20102011: 34 babies2012: 26 babies2013: 33 babies2014: 19 babies2015: 28 babies2016: 35 babies2017: 35 babies2018: 51 babies2019: 32 babies2020: 42 babies20202021: 38 babies2022: 47 babies2023: 39 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 34 babies
US babies named Calan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 51.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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