Is Kalan a boy or girl name?

Kalan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,588 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.2% were girls and 84.8% were boys.

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Kalan

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Kalan was most popular in 1993, when 64 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,491 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,588 people named Kalan.

Kalan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kalan’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kalan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kalan is mostly a boy’s name — 15.2% of the 1,588 Americans given it were girls and 84.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% 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 Kalan

Where Kalan 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