Is Callan a boy or girl name?
Callan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 53 girls and 1,452 boys were named Callan, so 3.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 13.2% of the 10,647 US babies named Callan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #242
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,047
- Babies named Callan since 1957
- 10,647
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,505 babies
Boys and girls named Callan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 113 | 199 | 63.8% |
| 1990s | 252 | 372 | 59.6% |
| 2000s | 542 | 272 | 33.4% |
| 2010s | 3,389 | 322 | 8.7% |
| 2020s | 4,918 | 239 | 4.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,452 | #242 | 53 | #3,047 |
| 2023 | 983 | #339 | 60 | #2,823 |
| 2022 | 930 | #354 | 45 | #3,480 |
| 2021 | 867 | #374 | 52 | #3,121 |
| 2020 | 686 | #434 | 29 | #4,567 |
| 2019 | 542 | #525 | 25 | #5,182 |
| 2018 | 465 | #588 | 45 | #3,446 |
| 2017 | 365 | #684 | 31 | #4,496 |
| 2016 | 332 | #736 | 34 | #4,272 |
| 2015 | 365 | #687 | 29 | #4,749 |
| 2014 | 384 | #668 | 29 | #4,795 |
| 2013 | 286 | #788 | 35 | #4,177 |
| 2012 | 263 | #830 | 31 | #4,629 |
| 2011 | 234 | #886 | 38 | #3,930 |
| 2010 | 153 | #1,180 | 25 | #5,453 |
| 2009 | 81 | #1,826 | 23 | #5,926 |
| 2008 | 83 | #1,793 | 34 | #4,472 |
| 2007 | 76 | #1,878 | 32 | #4,583 |
| 2006 | 50 | #2,454 | 23 | #5,749 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,667 | 18 | #6,588 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,166 | 28 | #4,725 |
| 2003 | 42 | #2,479 | 29 | #4,443 |
| 2002 | 44 | #2,341 | 26 | #4,658 |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,351 | 27 | #4,468 |
| 2000 | 29 | #3,005 | 32 | #3,897 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,170 | 24 | #4,598 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,354 | 33 | #3,582 |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,134 | 34 | #3,377 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,563 | 39 | #3,036 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,079 | 42 | #2,849 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,769 | 40 | #2,940 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,160 | 44 | #2,729 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,124 | 35 | #3,224 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,480 | 40 | #2,894 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,968 | 41 | #2,808 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,800 | 29 | #3,487 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,614 | 50 | #2,252 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,285 | 43 | #2,400 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,370 | 34 | #2,785 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,894 | 20 | #3,998 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,953 | 11 | #5,946 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,563 | 6 | #9,165 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,514 | 6 | #9,373 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,866 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,118 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,503 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,116 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,062 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Callan reached #242 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #2,252 in 1988. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Callan
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.