Caelan

Boy · KAY-lan · Irish

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Caelan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “slender”. In 2025 it ranked 316th for boys in the UK (156 babies) and 2,883rd for boys in the US (43 babies).

What does Caelan mean?

Irish: spelling of Caolán

“slender”

Say it: KAY-lan

Is Caelan a girl's or a boy's name?

Caelan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 156 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 43 boys in the US.

How popular is Caelan in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #316among boys
Babies in 2025: 156about 1 in 1,900 boys
Five-year trend: Risingup 35% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 156 boys in the UK were named Caelan, making it the 316th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 451st. Its busiest year was 2015, with 157 boys.

2025 had more boys named Caelan than any year since 2015.

Half of all the boys named Caelan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 302 boys in the UK were given Caelan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #196, up from #316 for this spelling alone.

Caelan 156
Caolan 44
Kaylen 28
Kaylan 24
Kaelan 21
Caelen 8
Kaelen 7
Kalen 5

Among boys in 2025, it was 352nd in England and Wales, 160th in Scotland and 212th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 157 in 20152025

Caelan in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	156	#316
2024	107	#419
2023	131	#359
2022	111	#418
2021	118	#414
2020	97	#451
2019	104	#444
2018	91	#490
2017	128	#398
2016	109	#431
2015	157	#337
2014	102	#442
2013	94	#474
2012	110	#415
2011	129	#367
2010	129	#361
2009	100	#424
2008	98	#422
2007	61	#566
2006	58	#564
2005	48	#613
2004	48	#592
2003	23	#923
2002	26	#791
2001	31	#656
2000	24	#785
1999	10	#1,352
1998	11	#1,259
1997	22	#785
1996	13	#1,083

How popular is Caelan in the US?

Rank in 2025: #2,883among boys
Babies in 2025: 43about 1 in 40,000 boys
Five-year trend: Steadydown 19% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 43 boys in the US were named Caelan, making it the 2,883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,657th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 135 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992. 6 girls were also named Caelan in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).

Half of all the boys named Caelan in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 436 boys in the US were given Caelan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #611, up from #2,883 for this spelling alone.

Kalen 71
Caelan 43
Kaylen 36
Calen 35
Keylan 30
Kailen 23
Kaylon 23
Kalon 21

In 2025, 12% of the babies named Caelan in the US were girls.

1992Busiest: 135 in 20012025

Caelan in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	43	#2,883
2024	35	#3,333
2023	61	#2,289
2022	70	#2,116
2021	56	#2,409
2020	47	#2,657
2019	68	#2,109
2018	56	#2,354
2017	61	#2,185
2016	52	#2,437
2015	53	#2,411
2014	62	#2,173
2013	67	#2,020
2012	61	#2,171
2011	89	#1,675
2010	94	#1,652
2009	93	#1,687
2008	121	#1,399
2007	67	#2,051
2006	72	#1,876
2005	53	#2,233
2004	97	#1,438
2003	76	#1,643
2002	119	#1,175
2001	135	#1,066
2000	101	#1,279
1999	105	#1,210
1998	104	#1,186
1997	110	#1,131
1996	69	#1,462
1995	69	#1,425
1994	43	#1,922
1993	26	#2,691
1992	35	#2,169

Names like Caelan

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Finn Ronan Aiden Kayden Conan Brody Kian Callan Rowan Declan Keegan Conlan

Other spellings of Caelan

Caolan Kaylen Kaylan Kaelan Caelen Kaelen Kalen Calen Caylen Kailen Keylan Kaylon Kalon Keylen Kailon

Names related to Caelan

Cailean Cailan Calan Calian Calihan Calahan

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