Is Kahlan a boy or girl name?

Kahlan is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,569 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 94.6% were girls and 5.4% were boys.

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Kahlan

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Kahlan was most popular in 2010, when 160 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,561 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,569 people named Kahlan.

Kahlan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kahlan’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kahlan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kahlan is mostly a girl’s name — 94.6% of the 1,569 Americans given it were girls and 5.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 81% girls and 19% 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 Kahlan

Where Kahlan 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