Khalen
Boy · KAL-an · Irish
Khalen is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
Where does Khalen come from?
Irish: spelling of Callan; surname and place name
- Say it
- KAL-an
Meaning borrowed from Callan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Khalen a girl's or a boy's name?
Khalen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Khalen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Khalen, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
2025 had more boys named Khalen than any year since 2009.
Half of all the boys named Khalen in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,875 boys in the US were given Khalen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #136, up from #6,442 for this spelling alone.
Khalen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
Nicknames for Khalen
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Khalen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Brayden Aiden Keegan Kian Declan Ronan Raiden Finn Kellan Rayden Braylen
Other spellings of Khalen
Callan Callen Kallen Kallan Calan Khalan Kalan Kalin Khalon Kallin Khalin
Names related to Khalen
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