Kelen
Boy · KEL-en · Irish
Kelen is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kelen come from?
Irish: spelling of Kellen; surname of uncertain origin, Irish or German
- Say it
- KEL-en
Meaning borrowed from Kellen. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kelen a girl's or a boy's name?
Kelen is a boys' name.
How popular is Kelen in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Kelen in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kelen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
Names like Kelen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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