Is Kaelen a boy or girl name?

Kaelen is a unisex name. Of the 1,079 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 31.5% were girls and 68.5% were boys. It changed hands in 2000, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Kaelen

Recorded 1986–2025 · United States

Kaelen was most popular in 2008, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,048 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,079 people named Kaelen.

Kaelen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kaelen’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kaelen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kaelen is a unisex name — 31.5% of the 1,079 Americans given it were girls and 68.5% were boys. It changed hands: since 2000 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 10% girls and 90% 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