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Kaelan

Boy

Meaning of Kaelan: Irish: 'slender'

Kaelan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4906th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1235th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4906

19 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1235

22 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,951

First recorded 1987 · peak 1998

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 16 babies1992: 23 babies1993: 29 babies1994: 66 babies1995: 69 babies1996: 76 babies1997: 105 babies1998: 112 babies1999: 105 babies2000: 98 babies20002001: 86 babies2002: 94 babies2003: 97 babies2004: 71 babies2005: 72 babies2006: 71 babies2007: 67 babies2008: 64 babies2009: 72 babies2010: 63 babies20102011: 42 babies2012: 41 babies2013: 46 babies2014: 30 babies2015: 55 babies2016: 31 babies2017: 48 babies2018: 22 babies2019: 28 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 16 babies2022: 17 babies2023: 17 babies2024: 30 babies2025: 19 babies
US babies named Kaelan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 112.

Gender split

78% boys · 22% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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