Is Kellan a boy or girl name?
Kellan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 252 boys were named Kellan, so 2.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.6% of the 11,046 US babies named Kellan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #919
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,328
- Babies named Kellan since 1958
- 11,046
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 870 babies
Boys and girls named Kellan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 397 | 88 | 18.1% |
| 1990s | 471 | 99 | 17.4% |
| 2000s | 1,498 | 134 | 8.2% |
| 2010s | 6,717 | 151 | 2.2% |
| 2020s | 1,448 | 32 | 2.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 252 | #919 | 6 | #14,328 |
| 2023 | 257 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 284 | #853 | 8 | #11,722 |
| 2021 | 285 | #834 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2020 | 370 | #689 | 8 | #11,615 |
| 2019 | 308 | #768 | 7 | #13,121 |
| 2018 | 438 | #617 | 11 | #9,482 |
| 2017 | 503 | #552 | 8 | #12,209 |
| 2016 | 601 | #500 | 9 | #11,329 |
| 2015 | 776 | #398 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2014 | 809 | #385 | 16 | #7,484 |
| 2013 | 843 | #368 | 27 | #5,071 |
| 2012 | 813 | #373 | 17 | #7,294 |
| 2011 | 819 | #364 | 21 | #6,246 |
| 2010 | 807 | #366 | 23 | #5,881 |
| 2009 | 400 | #623 | 19 | #6,941 |
| 2008 | 161 | #1,133 | 14 | #8,747 |
| 2007 | 228 | #883 | 19 | #6,956 |
| 2006 | 128 | #1,297 | 19 | #6,721 |
| 2005 | 134 | #1,194 | 11 | #9,795 |
| 2004 | 127 | #1,204 | 14 | #8,032 |
| 2003 | 101 | #1,352 | 8 | #11,873 |
| 2002 | 85 | #1,491 | 9 | #10,668 |
| 2001 | 73 | #1,623 | 6 | #14,448 |
| 2000 | 61 | #1,793 | 15 | #6,994 |
| 1999 | 57 | #1,770 | 7 | #12,010 |
| 1998 | 56 | #1,804 | 13 | #7,327 |
| 1997 | 44 | #2,043 | 11 | #8,050 |
| 1996 | 43 | #2,033 | 13 | #6,927 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,071 | 12 | #7,282 |
| 1994 | 45 | #1,878 | 8 | #10,024 |
| 1993 | 43 | #1,918 | 6 | #12,589 |
| 1992 | 55 | #1,609 | 8 | #9,934 |
| 1991 | 42 | #1,877 | 10 | #8,285 |
| 1990 | 46 | #1,744 | 11 | #7,579 |
| 1989 | 51 | #1,582 | 9 | #8,369 |
| 1988 | 36 | #1,866 | 7 | #9,769 |
| 1987 | 51 | #1,434 | 7 | #9,263 |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,180 | 13 | #5,593 |
| 1985 | 47 | #1,440 | 12 | #5,829 |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,748 | 9 | #7,058 |
| 1983 | 43 | #1,457 | 10 | #6,426 |
| 1982 | 41 | #1,529 | 11 | #6,115 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,380 | 10 | #6,558 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,328 | 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 | – | 5 | #7,546 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,735 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kellan reached #364 in 2011. As a girl name, it reached #5,071 in 2013. 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 Kellan
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.