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Kellan

Boy

Meaning of Kellan: Irish: 'slender'

Kellan 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 — 1009th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1009

223 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

11,269

First recorded 1958 · peak 2013

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 31 babies1982: 52 babies1983: 53 babies1984: 42 babies1985: 59 babies1986: 78 babies1987: 58 babies1988: 43 babies1989: 60 babies1990: 57 babies19901991: 52 babies1992: 63 babies1993: 49 babies1994: 53 babies1995: 52 babies1996: 56 babies1997: 55 babies1998: 69 babies1999: 64 babies2000: 76 babies20002001: 79 babies2002: 94 babies2003: 109 babies2004: 141 babies2005: 145 babies2006: 147 babies2007: 247 babies2008: 175 babies2009: 419 babies2010: 830 babies20102011: 840 babies2012: 830 babies2013: 870 babies2014: 825 babies2015: 788 babies2016: 610 babies2017: 511 babies2018: 449 babies2019: 315 babies2020: 378 babies20202021: 295 babies2022: 292 babies2023: 257 babies2024: 258 babies2025: 223 babies
US babies named Kellan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 870.

Gender split

95% boys · 5% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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