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Callen

Boy

Meaning of Callen: Irish: 'slender'

Callen is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 519th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#519

598 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,105

First recorded 1954 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 17 babies1985: 18 babies1986: 33 babies1987: 30 babies1988: 37 babies1989: 29 babies1990: 28 babies19901991: 27 babies1992: 34 babies1993: 27 babies1994: 44 babies1995: 49 babies1996: 39 babies1997: 36 babies1998: 49 babies1999: 37 babies2000: 42 babies20002001: 41 babies2002: 44 babies2003: 51 babies2004: 47 babies2005: 62 babies2006: 55 babies2007: 88 babies2008: 83 babies2009: 107 babies2010: 348 babies20102011: 434 babies2012: 464 babies2013: 440 babies2014: 580 babies2015: 569 babies2016: 559 babies2017: 494 babies2018: 502 babies2019: 534 babies2020: 554 babies20202021: 681 babies2022: 694 babies2023: 721 babies2024: 666 babies2025: 598 babies
US babies named Callen per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 721.

Gender split

94% boys · 6% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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