Is Callen a boy or girl name?
Callen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 23 girls and 643 boys were named Callen, so 3.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 6.2% of the 9,506 US babies named Callen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #477
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,456
- Babies named Callen since 1954
- 9,506
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 721 babies
Boys and girls named Callen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 113 | 74 | 39.6% |
| 1990s | 246 | 124 | 33.5% |
| 2000s | 522 | 98 | 15.8% |
| 2010s | 4,767 | 156 | 3.2% |
| 2020s | 3,183 | 133 | 4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 643 | #477 | 23 | #5,456 |
| 2023 | 687 | #450 | 34 | #4,206 |
| 2022 | 670 | #458 | 24 | #5,342 |
| 2021 | 656 | #458 | 25 | #5,114 |
| 2020 | 527 | #534 | 27 | #4,779 |
| 2019 | 511 | #551 | 23 | #5,466 |
| 2018 | 482 | #573 | 20 | #6,061 |
| 2017 | 480 | #565 | 14 | #7,925 |
| 2016 | 544 | #536 | 15 | #7,666 |
| 2015 | 554 | #519 | 15 | #7,697 |
| 2014 | 561 | #503 | 18 | #6,764 |
| 2013 | 428 | #592 | 12 | #9,137 |
| 2012 | 452 | #570 | 12 | #9,214 |
| 2011 | 421 | #593 | 13 | #8,717 |
| 2010 | 334 | #698 | 14 | #8,346 |
| 2009 | 96 | #1,642 | 11 | #10,104 |
| 2008 | 74 | #1,936 | 9 | #11,773 |
| 2007 | 77 | #1,864 | 11 | #10,251 |
| 2006 | 49 | #2,481 | 6 | #15,477 |
| 2005 | 52 | #2,270 | 10 | #10,263 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,794 | 10 | #10,038 |
| 2003 | 43 | #2,436 | 8 | #11,500 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,643 | 8 | #11,310 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,941 | 10 | #9,489 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,161 | 15 | #6,865 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,950 | 9 | #9,629 |
| 1998 | 39 | #2,278 | 10 | #8,688 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,832 | 9 | #9,145 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,689 | 11 | #7,669 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,775 | 23 | #4,368 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,770 | 27 | #3,912 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,516 | 9 | #8,832 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,849 | 10 | #8,169 |
| 1991 | 21 | #3,005 | 6 | #11,712 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,328 | 10 | #7,967 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,834 | 15 | #5,583 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,524 | 14 | #5,644 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,647 | 10 | #6,858 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,522 | 12 | #5,806 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,833 | 7 | #8,455 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,954 | 7 | #8,271 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,174 | 9 | #6,770 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,496 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,959 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,867 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,021 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,082 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,685 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,127 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,703 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,068 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,024 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,063 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,001 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,949 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,472 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Callen reached #450 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #3,912 in 1994. 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 Callen
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.