Is Kalen a boy or girl name?
Kalen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 74 boys were named Kalen, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 24.2% of the 6,014 US babies named Kalen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,044
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kalen since 1952
- 6,014
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 226 babies
Boys and girls named Kalen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8 | 30 | 78.9% |
| 1960s | 61 | 41 | 40.2% |
| 1970s | 99 | 85 | 46.2% |
| 1980s | 705 | 253 | 26.4% |
| 1990s | 1,214 | 502 | 29.3% |
| 2000s | 1,282 | 390 | 23.3% |
| 2010s | 810 | 145 | 15.2% |
| 2020s | 377 | 12 | 3.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 74 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,424 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 82 | #1,912 | 5 | #16,436 |
| 2021 | 100 | #1,659 | 7 | #12,814 |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,153 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 80 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,110 | 6 | #14,672 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,470 | 11 | #9,614 |
| 2016 | 66 | #2,122 | 9 | #11,296 |
| 2015 | 66 | #2,123 | 15 | #7,793 |
| 2014 | 78 | #1,875 | 21 | #6,098 |
| 2013 | 84 | #1,744 | 20 | #6,356 |
| 2012 | 86 | #1,747 | 18 | #6,996 |
| 2011 | 106 | #1,514 | 26 | #5,285 |
| 2010 | 125 | #1,363 | 19 | #6,766 |
| 2009 | 140 | #1,260 | 20 | #6,681 |
| 2008 | 123 | #1,385 | 36 | #4,313 |
| 2007 | 147 | #1,202 | 33 | #4,519 |
| 2006 | 118 | #1,372 | 37 | #4,037 |
| 2005 | 120 | #1,285 | 44 | #3,436 |
| 2004 | 122 | #1,239 | 29 | #4,653 |
| 2003 | 144 | #1,080 | 39 | #3,629 |
| 2002 | 115 | #1,210 | 51 | #2,914 |
| 2001 | 133 | #1,082 | 48 | #2,986 |
| 2000 | 120 | #1,159 | 53 | #2,757 |
| 1999 | 121 | #1,103 | 55 | #2,587 |
| 1998 | 169 | #859 | 57 | #2,441 |
| 1997 | 109 | #1,140 | 52 | #2,492 |
| 1996 | 110 | #1,095 | 47 | #2,649 |
| 1995 | 141 | #936 | 43 | #2,813 |
| 1994 | 121 | #1,009 | 64 | #2,134 |
| 1993 | 133 | #933 | 60 | #2,203 |
| 1992 | 130 | #939 | 44 | #2,750 |
| 1991 | 76 | #1,287 | 46 | #2,637 |
| 1990 | 104 | #1,040 | 34 | #3,253 |
| 1989 | 100 | #1,032 | 40 | #2,784 |
| 1988 | 95 | #999 | 44 | #2,459 |
| 1987 | 106 | #916 | 34 | #2,877 |
| 1986 | 89 | #977 | 30 | #3,085 |
| 1985 | 83 | #1,005 | 24 | #3,566 |
| 1984 | 61 | #1,169 | 21 | #3,789 |
| 1983 | 50 | #1,320 | 20 | #3,871 |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,301 | 19 | #4,087 |
| 1981 | 38 | #1,587 | 14 | #5,078 |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,832 | 7 | #8,546 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,718 | 9 | #6,969 |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,157 | 7 | #8,009 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,483 | 5 | #10,300 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,886 | 7 | #7,638 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,118 | 10 | #5,721 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,039 | 9 | #5,971 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,336 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,168 | 23 | #2,998 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,675 | 5 | #8,585 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,237 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,996 | 7 | #5,888 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,259 | 10 | #4,436 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,722 | 6 | #6,129 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,890 | 11 | #4,056 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,485 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,189 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,352 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,516 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,150 | 10 | #4,151 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,060 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,263 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,964 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kalen reached #859 in 1998. As a girl name, it reached #2,134 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kalen
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.