Callan
Boy · KAL-an · Irish
Big in ScotlandBig in Northern Ireland
Callan is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 291st for boys in the UK (174 babies) and 190th for boys in the US (1,917 babies).
Where does Callan come from?
Irish: surname and place name
- Say it
- KAL-an
More on Wiktionary.
Is Callan a girl's or a boy's name?
Callan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 174 boys in the UK and 66 girls and 1,917 boys in the US.
How popular is Callan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #291among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 174about 1 in 1,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 174 boys in the UK were named Callan, making it the 291st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 542nd.
2025 had the most boys named Callan of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Callan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2020. 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 Callan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #239, up from #291 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 650th in England and Wales, 36th in Scotland and 212th in Northern Ireland.
Callan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 174 | #291 |
| 2024 | 157 | #316 |
| 2023 | 98 | #450 |
| 2022 | 106 | #434 |
| 2021 | 114 | #422 |
| 2020 | 78 | #542 |
| 2019 | 94 | #476 |
| 2018 | 109 | #429 |
| 2017 | 93 | #488 |
| 2016 | 117 | #417 |
| 2015 | 120 | #400 |
| 2014 | 151 | #337 |
| 2013 | 127 | #366 |
| 2012 | 98 | #452 |
| 2011 | 82 | #496 |
| 2010 | 68 | #560 |
| 2009 | 61 | #597 |
| 2008 | 50 | #685 |
| 2007 | 52 | #634 |
| 2006 | 48 | #652 |
| 2005 | 64 | #493 |
| 2004 | 50 | #565 |
| 2003 | 46 | #565 |
| 2002 | 61 | #418 |
| 2001 | 65 | #406 |
| 2000 | 68 | #389 |
| 1999 | 98 | #314 |
| 1998 | 107 | #281 |
| 1997 | 68 | #384 |
| 1996 | 56 | #412 |
How popular is Callan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,917about 1 in 890 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 157% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.6%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,917 boys in the US were named Callan, making it the 190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 434th. It first appears in the records in 1957. 66 girls were also named Callan in 2025 (2,607th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had the most boys named Callan of any year since it first appeared, in 1957.
Half of all the boys named Callan in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,875 boys in the US were given Callan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #136, up from #190 for this spelling alone.
In 1986, 60% of the babies named Callan in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 3%, with more boys than girls since 2001.
Callan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,917 | #190 |
| 2024 | 1,455 | #242 |
| 2023 | 983 | #339 |
| 2022 | 930 | #354 |
| 2021 | 868 | #373 |
| 2020 | 686 | #434 |
| 2019 | 542 | #525 |
| 2018 | 465 | #589 |
| 2017 | 365 | #684 |
| 2016 | 332 | #735 |
| 2015 | 365 | #687 |
| 2014 | 384 | #668 |
| 2013 | 286 | #787 |
| 2012 | 263 | #830 |
| 2011 | 234 | #886 |
| 2010 | 153 | #1,179 |
| 2009 | 81 | #1,824 |
| 2008 | 83 | #1,792 |
| 2007 | 76 | #1,875 |
| 2006 | 50 | #2,448 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,649 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,160 |
| 2003 | 42 | #2,466 |
| 2002 | 44 | #2,333 |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,342 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,159 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,346 |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,123 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,358 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
Nicknames for Callan
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Callan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Finn Rowan Conan Caelan Kayden Declan Lochlan Brody Aiden Kian Cassian
Other spellings of Callan
Cailean Callen Kalin Calan Calon Kallen Kallan Khalan Kalan Khalen Khalon Kallin Khalin
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