Calen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-len
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,313 for boys
Calen is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 3,313th for boys in the US (35 babies).
Where does Calen come from?
Spelling of Callan or Caelan
Is Calen a girl's or a boy's name?
Calen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 35 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Calen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Calen, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2013, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Calen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 302 boys in the UK were given Calen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #196, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Calen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Calen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,313among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 35about 1 in 49,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 35 boys in the US were named Calen, making it the 3,313th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,758th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 103 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Calen than any year since 1992.
Half of all the boys named Calen in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 436 boys in the US were given Calen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #611, up from #3,313 for this spelling alone.
Calen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #3,313 |
| 2024 | 47 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 51 | #2,574 |
| 2022 | 52 | #2,588 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,861 |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,758 |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,581 |
| 2018 | 58 | #2,299 |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,839 |
| 2016 | 66 | #2,110 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,212 |
| 2014 | 69 | #2,043 |
| 2013 | 79 | #1,810 |
| 2012 | 92 | #1,667 |
| 2011 | 103 | #1,533 |
| 2010 | 96 | #1,626 |
| 2009 | 68 | #2,034 |
| 2008 | 74 | #1,932 |
| 2007 | 90 | #1,681 |
| 2006 | 77 | #1,790 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,125 |
| 2004 | 58 | #2,047 |
| 2003 | 48 | #2,234 |
| 2002 | 58 | #1,912 |
| 2001 | 60 | #1,837 |
| 2000 | 60 | #1,795 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,095 |
| 1998 | 48 | #1,984 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,057 |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,702 |
| 1995 | 56 | #1,618 |
| 1994 | 55 | #1,638 |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,819 |
| 1992 | 35 | #2,169 |
| 1991 | 38 | #1,977 |
| 1990 | 34 | #2,123 |
| 1989 | 52 | #1,545 |
| 1988 | 48 | #1,520 |
| 1987 | 67 | #1,174 |
| 1986 | 43 | #1,534 |
| 1985 | 55 | #1,289 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,747 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,028 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
Nicknames for Calen
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Calen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Aiden Brody Conan Ronan Kian Brayden Cody Rowan Callan Declan
Other spellings of Calen
Caelan Caolan Kaylen Kaylan Kaelan Caelen Kaelen Kalen Caylen Kailen Keylan Kaylon Kalon Keylen Kailon
Names related to Calen
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, “Calen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/calen, updated 20 October 2026.