How popular is the name Kellen?

Kellen ranks 660th among boys' names in US records, with 29,149 births since 1954. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,490.

Is Kellen a unisex name?

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

2012, when 1,745 children were given the name. It has been in use for 71 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Kellan, Kehlan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#660 of boy names

Pronounced K EH1 L AE1 N (ARPABET)

Kellen is a boys' name, and first appears in 1954. It has been given to 29,149 children — the 660th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 37% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2012, when 1,745 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Kellan and Kehlan — because they are pronounced identically.

2012Boys: 1,745Girls: 39

These spellings sound identical to Kellen 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 Kellen?: Kellen ranks 660th among boys' names in US records, with 29,149 births since 1954. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,490.
Is Kellen a unisex name?: No. Kellen is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kellen most popular?: 2012, when 1,745 children were given the name. It has been in use for 71 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Kellen spelled?: Kellan, Kehlan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.