Cellan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEH-lan
- Origin
- Welsh
Cellan is a boys' name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Cellan come from?
Welsh: Welsh name, also a village in Ceredigion
Is Cellan a girl's or a boy's name?
Cellan is a boys' name.
How popular is Cellan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Cellan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Cellan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Names like Cellan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dylan, Declan, Ryan, Connor, Regan, Morgan, Owen, Nathan, Brogan, Kieran, Keelan, Keegan
Names related to Cellan
More Welsh names
Winnie, Maddox, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred, Meredith, Brynn, Eira
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cellan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cellan, updated 20 October 2026.