Caelen
Boy · KAY-len · Irish
Caelen is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “slender”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Caelen mean?
Irish: spelling of Caolán
“slender”
- Say it
- KAY-len
Is Caelen a girl's or a boy's name?
Caelen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Caelen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Caelen, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Caelen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 302 boys in the UK were given Caelen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #196, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Caelen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 2 | #3,878 |
How popular is Caelen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Caelen, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 39 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Caelen in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2010, 21% of the babies named Caelen in the US were girls.
Caelen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 27 | #3,811 |
| 2009 | 39 | #2,990 |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,284 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,706 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,184 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
Names like Caelen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden Finn Kayden Ronan Brayden Conan Kian Brody Conlan Keegan Rowan Callan
Other spellings of Caelen
Caelan Caolan Kaylen Kaylan Kaelan Kaelen Kalen Calen Caylen Kailen
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