How popular is the name Kalen?

Kalen ranks 1,272nd among boys' names in US records, with 9,007 births since 1959. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,441.

Is Kalen a unisex name?

No. Kalen is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1998, when 230 children were given the name. It has been in use for 66 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Kalan, Calan, Keylon. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#1,272 of boy names

Pronounced K EY1 L AH0 N (ARPABET)

Kalen is a boys' name, and first appears in 1959. It has been given to 9,007 children — the 1,272nd most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 25% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1998, when 230 children were given it.

Three other spellings are counted in that total — Kalan, Calan and Keylon — because they are pronounced identically.

1998Boys: 230Girls: 68

These spellings sound identical to Kalen and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Kalen?: Kalen ranks 1,272nd among boys' names in US records, with 9,007 births since 1959. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,441.
Is Kalen a unisex name?: No. Kalen is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kalen most popular?: 1998, when 230 children were given the name. It has been in use for 66 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Kalen spelled?: Kalan, Calan, Keylon. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.