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Kallen

Boy

Meaning of Kallen: Irish: 'slender'

Kallen 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 — 1261st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1261

158 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,103

First recorded 1963 · peak 2014

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 13 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 30 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 23 babies1996: 27 babies1997: 36 babies1998: 25 babies1999: 38 babies2000: 36 babies20002001: 34 babies2002: 42 babies2003: 34 babies2004: 42 babies2005: 39 babies2006: 53 babies2007: 67 babies2008: 56 babies2009: 86 babies2010: 123 babies20102011: 147 babies2012: 129 babies2013: 119 babies2014: 167 babies2015: 158 babies2016: 145 babies2017: 143 babies2018: 118 babies2019: 134 babies2020: 154 babies20202021: 155 babies2022: 146 babies2023: 144 babies2024: 134 babies2025: 158 babies
US babies named Kallen per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 167.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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