Calan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAL-an
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,378 for boys
Calan is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 3,378th for boys in the US (34 babies).
Where does Calan come from?
Irish: spelling of Callan; surname and place name
Meaning borrowed from Callan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Calan a girl's or a boy's name?
Calan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 34 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Calan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Calan, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2007, with 23 boys.
2025 had more boys named Calan than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Calan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 229 boys in the UK were given Calan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #239, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Calan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 13 | #1,788 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 23 | #1,139 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,083 |
How popular is Calan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,378among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the US were named Calan, making it the 3,378th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,845th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 51 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Calan in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,875 boys in the US were given Calan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #136, up from #3,378 for this spelling alone.
Calan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3,378 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,115 |
| 2022 | 47 | #2,751 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3,120 |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 2018 | 51 | #2,506 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,248 |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,397 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,706 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,518 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
Nicknames for Calan
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Calan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Aiden Declan Conan Ronan Caelan Keegan Conlan Kian Kayden Brogan Keelan
Other spellings of Calan
Callan Cailean Callen Kalin Calon Kallen Kallan Khalan Kalan Khalen Khalon Kallin Khalin
Names related to Calan
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Casey Kennedy Lennon Cillian Kevin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Calan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/calan, updated 20 October 2026.