Is Caelan a boy or girl name?
Caelan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 35 boys were named Caelan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 21.4% of the 3,085 US babies named Caelan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,330
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Caelan since 1990
- 3,085
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 174 babies
Boys and girls named Caelan, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | #3,330 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,292 | 8 | #11,353 |
| 2022 | 70 | #2,117 | 5 | #15,725 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2,414 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,664 | 5 | #15,550 |
| 2019 | 68 | #2,110 | 8 | #11,559 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,355 | 12 | #8,707 |
| 2017 | 61 | #2,193 | 15 | #7,519 |
| 2016 | 52 | #2,440 | 8 | #11,990 |
| 2015 | 53 | #2,413 | 6 | #14,839 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,176 | 15 | #7,731 |
| 2013 | 67 | #2,026 | 14 | #8,219 |
| 2012 | 61 | #2,174 | 17 | #7,201 |
| 2011 | 88 | #1,687 | 23 | #5,765 |
| 2010 | 94 | #1,656 | 19 | #6,698 |
| 2009 | 93 | #1,689 | 28 | #5,120 |
| 2008 | 121 | #1,400 | 20 | #6,603 |
| 2007 | 67 | #2,053 | 34 | #4,393 |
| 2006 | 72 | #1,879 | 53 | #3,140 |
| 2005 | 53 | #2,244 | 30 | #4,503 |
| 2004 | 97 | #1,441 | 59 | #2,751 |
| 2003 | 76 | #1,647 | 75 | #2,264 |
| 2002 | 119 | #1,177 | 51 | #2,897 |
| 2001 | 135 | #1,068 | 39 | #3,426 |
| 2000 | 101 | #1,282 | 23 | #5,009 |
| 1999 | 105 | #1,212 | 16 | #6,237 |
| 1998 | 104 | #1,191 | 20 | #5,166 |
| 1997 | 110 | #1,134 | 7 | #11,038 |
| 1996 | 69 | #1,465 | 12 | #7,202 |
| 1995 | 69 | #1,434 | 7 | #10,683 |
| 1994 | 43 | #1,930 | 12 | #7,176 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,715 | 7 | #10,777 |
| 1992 | 35 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,709 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,261 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Caelan reached #1,068 in 2001. As a girl name, it reached #2,264 in 2003. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Caelan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.