Is Calen a boy or girl name?
Calen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 47 boys were named Calen, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 8.4% of the 2,685 US babies named Calen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,747
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Calen since 1977
- 2,685
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 108 babies
Boys and girls named Calen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 372 | 25 | 6.3% |
| 1990s | 455 | 90 | 16.5% |
| 2000s | 650 | 101 | 13.4% |
| 2010s | 716 | 5 | 0.7% |
| 2020s | 237 | 5 | 2.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47 | #2,747 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 51 | #2,583 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 52 | #2,590 | 5 | #15,732 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,869 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,767 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,589 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 58 | #2,304 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 42 | #2,847 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 66 | #2,116 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,214 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 69 | #2,046 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 79 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 92 | #1,670 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 103 | #1,534 | 5 | #17,257 |
| 2010 | 96 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 68 | #2,034 | 8 | #12,652 |
| 2008 | 74 | #1,935 | 11 | #10,207 |
| 2007 | 90 | #1,682 | 8 | #12,892 |
| 2006 | 77 | #1,793 | 5 | #17,603 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,132 | 12 | #9,002 |
| 2004 | 58 | #2,053 | 9 | #10,849 |
| 2003 | 48 | #2,241 | 11 | #9,159 |
| 2002 | 58 | #1,920 | 11 | #8,954 |
| 2001 | 60 | #1,843 | 14 | #7,380 |
| 2000 | 60 | #1,800 | 12 | #8,118 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,101 | 10 | #8,904 |
| 1998 | 48 | #1,990 | 8 | #10,275 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,065 | 7 | #11,043 |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,709 | 11 | #7,668 |
| 1995 | 56 | #1,625 | 8 | #9,705 |
| 1994 | 55 | #1,644 | 11 | #7,681 |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,826 | 10 | #8,151 |
| 1992 | 35 | #2,181 | 9 | #8,834 |
| 1991 | 38 | #1,987 | 8 | #9,455 |
| 1990 | 34 | #2,131 | 8 | #9,374 |
| 1989 | 52 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 48 | #1,530 | 7 | #9,380 |
| 1987 | 67 | #1,177 | 6 | #10,010 |
| 1986 | 43 | #1,541 | 5 | #11,129 |
| 1985 | 55 | #1,292 | 7 | #8,453 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,804 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,754 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,609 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,048 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,445 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,116 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,201 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Calen reached #1,177 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #7,380 in 2001. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Calen
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.