Is Caelen a boy or girl name?

Caelen is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 616 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.9% were girls and 89.1% were boys.

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Caelen

Recorded 1993–2025 · United States

Caelen was most popular in 2009, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,236 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 616 people named Caelen.

Caelen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Caelen’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Caelen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Caelen is mostly a boy’s name — 10.9% of the 616 Americans given it were girls and 89.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% 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.

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