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Boy name

Kellan

As of 2025, Kellan ranks #1030 among American boys' names, according to Social Security records. 215 boys received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #688 five years ago, #1030 now. SSA records for Kellan go back to 1958; the peak came in 2011 at #363, with 819 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in Iowa, where it ranks #493 among boy names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1030
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#363
in 2011 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
215
boys named Kellan

Kellan popularity, 1880–2025

0.012%0.024%0.036%0.048%18801900192019401960198020002020#363 in 2011
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2011

Where Kellan is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025NHWashington: #801 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#801Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025NDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025MNWisconsin: #678 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WI#678Michigan: #1113 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#1113New York: #1410 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1410Massachusetts: #620 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MA#620Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025ORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025SDIowa: #493 (6 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)IA#493Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025ILIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025INOhio: #1111 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1111Pennsylvania: #631 (14 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)PA#631New Jersey: #915 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NJ#915Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025CTCalifornia: #934 (24 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#934Utah: #561 (7 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)UT#561Colorado: #680 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CO#680Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025NEMissouri: #789 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MO#789Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025WVVirginia: #525 (14 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)VA#525Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025MDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025DEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025KSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025ARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025TNNorth Carolina: #825 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#825South Carolina: #552 (8 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)SC#552District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025LAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025MSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025GAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Kellan in 2025HITexas: #1217 (17 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1217Florida: #1353 (8 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1353
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Iowa (#493), South Carolina (#552), Virginia (#525)

Uniqueness score

54/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kellan in the most recent year of SSA data.

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