Name Legacy

Caelan

Recorded 1990–2025 · United States

Caelan was most popular in 2001, when 174 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,053 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,675, with 49 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,135 people named Caelan.

Most popular in2001
Rank that year#2,053
Births that year174
Total since 18803,135
Given to79% boys

Caelan over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Caelan’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Caelan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Caelan is a unisex name — 21.2% of the 3,135 Americans given it were girls and 78.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 11% girls and 89% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Caelan

Where Caelan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org