Is Calen a boy or girl name?

Calen is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,720 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 8.3% were girls and 91.7% were boys.

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Calen

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Calen was most popular in 2011, when 108 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,309 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,720 people named Calen.

Calen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Calen’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Calen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Calen is mostly a boy’s name — 8.3% of the 2,720 Americans given it were girls and 91.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% 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 Calen

Where Calen 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