Callen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAL-en
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #516 for boys
Big in Scotland
Callen is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 516th for boys in the US (579 babies).
Where does Callen come from?
Probably a spelling of Callan
More on Wiktionary.
Is Callen a girl's or a boy's name?
Callen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 19 girls and 579 boys in the US.
How popular is Callen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Callen, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,105th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 49 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Callen than any year since 2009.
Half of all the boys named Callen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 229 boys in the UK were given Callen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #239, up from #1,964 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales and 495th in Scotland.
Callen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 27 | #1,160 |
| 2022 | 34 | #971 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,200 |
| 2020 | 27 | #1,105 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 45 | #796 |
| 2017 | 49 | #763 |
| 2016 | 47 | #779 |
| 2015 | 41 | #839 |
| 2014 | 32 | #991 |
| 2013 | 33 | #960 |
| 2012 | 29 | #1,051 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,245 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 2 | #5,878 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Callen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #516among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 579about 1 in 2,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 579 boys in the US were named Callen, making it the 516th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 534th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 687 boys. It first appears in the records in 1954. 19 girls were also named Callen in 2025 (6,115th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Callen than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Callen in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,875 boys in the US were given Callen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #136, up from #516 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 36% of the babies named Callen in the US in 1986, and 3% in 2025.
Callen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 579 | #516 |
| 2024 | 643 | #479 |
| 2023 | 687 | #450 |
| 2022 | 670 | #458 |
| 2021 | 656 | #459 |
| 2020 | 527 | #534 |
| 2019 | 511 | #551 |
| 2018 | 482 | #573 |
| 2017 | 480 | #566 |
| 2016 | 544 | #536 |
| 2015 | 554 | #520 |
| 2014 | 562 | #503 |
| 2013 | 428 | #592 |
| 2012 | 452 | #570 |
| 2011 | 421 | #593 |
| 2010 | 334 | #698 |
| 2009 | 96 | #1,637 |
| 2008 | 74 | #1,932 |
| 2007 | 77 | #1,861 |
| 2006 | 49 | #2,476 |
| 2005 | 52 | #2,261 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,784 |
| 2003 | 43 | #2,424 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,628 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,926 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,144 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 39 | #2,271 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,828 |
| 1991 | 21 | #2,983 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,637 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,683 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,448 |
Nicknames for Callen
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Callen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Finn Ronan Aiden Brody Conan Rowan Brayden Caelan Cassian Kian Eden
Other spellings of Callen
Callan Cailean Kalin Calan Calon Kallen Kallan Khalan Kalan Khalen Khalon Kallin Khalin
Names related to Callen
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, “Callen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/callen, updated 20 October 2026.