Kelan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEL-an
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Kelan is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
Where does Kelan come from?
Irish: probably a spelling of Kellan, of uncertain Irish origin
Is Kelan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kelan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 25 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kelan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Kelan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 25 | #880 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 20 | #882 |
| 1999 | 24 | #755 |
| 1998 | 23 | #778 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Kelan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,856th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Kelan, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 201 boys. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the boys named Kelan in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 550 boys in the US were given Kelan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #536, up from #4,856 for this spelling alone.
Kelan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,440 |
| 2015 | 45 | #2,683 |
| 2014 | 47 | #2,580 |
| 2013 | 48 | #2,526 |
| 2012 | 61 | #2,171 |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,231 |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,036 |
| 2009 | 73 | #1,941 |
| 2008 | 92 | #1,665 |
| 2007 | 201 | #977 |
| 2006 | 115 | #1,387 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,087 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,364 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,776 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,091 |
| 2001 | 45 | #2,245 |
| 2000 | 44 | #2,218 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,395 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 34 | #2,393 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,530 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,623 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,759 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
Names like Kelan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Declan, Ronan, Aiden, Kian, Finn, Conan, Keelan, Kayden, Brogan, Keenan, Conlan
Other spellings of Kelan
Names related to Kelan
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian
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, “Kelan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kelan, updated 20 October 2026.