Name Legacy

Kaelan

Recorded 1987–2025 · United States

Kaelan was most popular in 1998, when 112 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,595 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,951 people named Kaelan.

Most popular in1998
Rank that year#2,595
Births that year112
Total since 18801,951
Given to78% boys

Kaelan over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Kaelan’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaelan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaelan is a unisex name — 22.1% of the 1,951 Americans given it were girls and 77.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 15% girls and 85% 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 Kaelan

Where Kaelan 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