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Calen

Boy

Meaning of Calen: Irish: 'slender'

Calen is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3227th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3227

35 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,720

First recorded 1977 · peak 2011

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 32 babies1984: 31 babies1985: 62 babies1986: 48 babies1987: 73 babies1988: 55 babies1989: 52 babies1990: 42 babies19901991: 46 babies1992: 44 babies1993: 56 babies1994: 66 babies1995: 64 babies1996: 66 babies1997: 50 babies1998: 56 babies1999: 55 babies2000: 72 babies20002001: 74 babies2002: 69 babies2003: 59 babies2004: 67 babies2005: 69 babies2006: 82 babies2007: 98 babies2008: 85 babies2009: 76 babies2010: 96 babies20102011: 108 babies2012: 92 babies2013: 79 babies2014: 69 babies2015: 61 babies2016: 66 babies2017: 42 babies2018: 58 babies2019: 50 babies2020: 44 babies20202021: 43 babies2022: 57 babies2023: 51 babies2024: 47 babies2025: 35 babies
US babies named Calen per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 108.

Gender split

92% boys · 8% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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