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Callan

Boy

Meaning of Callan: Gaelic: 'rock or battle'

Callan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Scottish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 192nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 847th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#192

1,983 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#847

38 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

12,634

First recorded 1957 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 21 babies1985: 26 babies1986: 57 babies1987: 53 babies1988: 72 babies1989: 51 babies1990: 62 babies19901991: 57 babies1992: 56 babies1993: 65 babies1994: 57 babies1995: 57 babies1996: 58 babies1997: 75 babies1998: 70 babies1999: 67 babies2000: 61 babies20002001: 69 babies2002: 70 babies2003: 71 babies2004: 82 babies2005: 59 babies2006: 73 babies2007: 108 babies2008: 117 babies2009: 104 babies2010: 178 babies20102011: 272 babies2012: 294 babies2013: 321 babies2014: 413 babies2015: 394 babies2016: 366 babies2017: 396 babies2018: 510 babies2019: 567 babies2020: 715 babies20202021: 920 babies2022: 975 babies2023: 1,043 babies2024: 1,508 babies2025: 1,983 babies
US babies named Callan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,983.

Gender split

88% boys · 12% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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