Is Kallen a boy or girl name?
Kallen is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 123 boys were named Kallen, so 8.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 12% of the 2,945 US babies named Kallen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,469
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,196
- Babies named Kallen since 1963
- 2,945
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 167 babies
Boys and girls named Kallen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 55 | 40 | 42.1% |
| 1990s | 139 | 100 | 41.8% |
| 2000s | 399 | 90 | 18.4% |
| 2010s | 1,298 | 85 | 6.1% |
| 2020s | 696 | 37 | 5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 123 | #1,469 | 11 | #9,196 |
| 2023 | 138 | #1,363 | 6 | #14,243 |
| 2022 | 141 | #1,333 | 5 | #16,444 |
| 2021 | 149 | #1,277 | 6 | #14,315 |
| 2020 | 145 | #1,268 | 9 | #10,666 |
| 2019 | 124 | #1,415 | 10 | #10,098 |
| 2018 | 113 | #1,514 | 5 | #16,826 |
| 2017 | 130 | #1,369 | 13 | #8,531 |
| 2016 | 138 | #1,311 | 7 | #13,576 |
| 2015 | 147 | #1,242 | 11 | #9,789 |
| 2014 | 159 | #1,177 | 8 | #12,471 |
| 2013 | 112 | #1,471 | 7 | #13,868 |
| 2012 | 122 | #1,381 | 7 | #14,208 |
| 2011 | 136 | #1,268 | 11 | #10,050 |
| 2010 | 117 | #1,419 | 6 | #15,925 |
| 2009 | 80 | #1,845 | 6 | #16,182 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,609 | 8 | #13,169 |
| 2007 | 56 | #2,322 | 11 | #10,453 |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,603 | 7 | #14,302 |
| 2005 | 29 | #3,423 | 10 | #10,504 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,112 | 10 | #10,281 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,681 | 10 | #10,012 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,849 | 9 | #10,635 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,910 | 13 | #7,958 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,953 | 6 | #14,001 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,984 | 10 | #9,123 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,525 | 10 | #8,911 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,400 | 15 | #6,322 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,098 | 11 | #7,829 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,657 | 10 | #8,376 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,957 | 5 | #14,460 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,568 | 10 | #8,339 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,075 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,749 | 8 | #9,729 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,388 | 12 | #7,074 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,578 | 9 | #8,346 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,461 | 6 | #10,990 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,754 | 6 | #10,459 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,303 | 7 | #8,967 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,165 | 7 | #8,733 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,265 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,007 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,810 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 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 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,835 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kallen reached #1,177 in 2014. As a girl name, it reached #6,322 in 1997. 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 Kallen
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.