Kalan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAL-an
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #4,049 for boys
Kalan is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,049th for boys in the US (26 babies).
Where does Kalan come from?
Irish: spelling of Callan; surname and place name
Meaning borrowed from Callan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kalan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kalan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kalan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kalan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Kalan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | #6,493 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Kalan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,049th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26 about 1 in 66,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the US were named Kalan, making it the 4,049th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,495th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 45 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Kalan in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,875 boys in the US were given Kalan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #136, up from #4,049 for this spelling alone.
In 2012, 14% of the babies named Kalan in the US were girls.
Kalan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,049 |
| 2024 | 23 | #4,430 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 31 | #3,495 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 40 | #2,942 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 36 | #3,088 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,495 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,527 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,949 |
| 2010 | 34 | #3,238 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2007 | 44 | #2,721 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,676 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 34 | #2,556 |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,232 |
| 1997 | 42 | #2,093 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,068 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,021 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1993 | 45 | #1,845 |
| 1992 | 32 | #2,298 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,463 |
| 1990 | 42 | #1,835 |
| 1989 | 40 | #1,853 |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,030 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,268 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
Nicknames for Kalan
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kalan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kian, Aiden, Keegan, Declan, Ronan, Finn, Kayden, Conan, Keelan, Caelan, Keenan, Kody
Other spellings of Kalan
Callan, Callen, Kallen, Kallan, Calan, Khalan, Kalin, Khalen, Khalon, Kallin, Khalin
Names related to Kalan
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, “Kalan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kalan, updated 20 October 2026.