Kellen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEL-en
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #1,069 for boys
Kellen is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,069th for boys in the US (202 babies).
Where does Kellen come from?
Irish: surname of uncertain origin, Irish or German
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kellen a girl's or a boy's name?
Kellen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 202 boys in the US.
How popular is Kellen in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kellen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2015, 10% of the babies named Kellen in the UK were girls.
Kellen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Kellen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,069among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 202about 1 in 8,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 202 boys in the US were named Kellen, making it the 1,069th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 796th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 932 boys. It first appears in the records in 1954. 5 girls were also named Kellen in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kellen than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Kellen in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 550 boys in the US were given Kellen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #536, up from #1,069 for this spelling alone.
Kellen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 202 | #1,069 |
| 2024 | 216 | #1,031 |
| 2023 | 251 | #919 |
| 2022 | 299 | #830 |
| 2021 | 271 | #863 |
| 2020 | 291 | #796 |
| 2019 | 308 | #769 |
| 2018 | 347 | #696 |
| 2017 | 420 | #622 |
| 2016 | 440 | #611 |
| 2015 | 569 | #506 |
| 2014 | 672 | #444 |
| 2013 | 759 | #394 |
| 2012 | 932 | #337 |
| 2011 | 880 | #344 |
| 2010 | 840 | #359 |
| 2009 | 653 | #431 |
| 2008 | 628 | #447 |
| 2007 | 519 | #511 |
| 2006 | 487 | #524 |
| 2005 | 471 | #521 |
| 2004 | 475 | #513 |
| 2003 | 387 | #572 |
| 2002 | 270 | #678 |
| 2001 | 242 | #722 |
| 2000 | 266 | #670 |
| 1999 | 223 | #729 |
| 1998 | 192 | #794 |
| 1997 | 190 | #776 |
| 1996 | 207 | #737 |
| 1995 | 227 | #699 |
| 1994 | 164 | #829 |
| 1993 | 184 | #774 |
| 1992 | 171 | #796 |
| 1991 | 189 | #736 |
| 1990 | 234 | #656 |
| 1989 | 229 | #659 |
| 1988 | 290 | #535 |
| 1987 | 294 | #521 |
| 1986 | 318 | #491 |
| 1985 | 355 | #453 |
| 1984 | 342 | #453 |
| 1983 | 383 | #418 |
| 1982 | 408 | #412 |
| 1981 | 191 | #616 |
| 1980 | 44 | #1,432 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,247 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,683 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,492 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
Names like Kellen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden Kayden Kian Finn Keegan Declan Brayden Ronan Conan Kody Brody Keelan
Other spellings of Kellen
Names related to Kellen
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, “Kellen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kellen, updated 20 October 2026.