Is Kellen a boy or girl name?
Kellen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 216 boys were named Kellen, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 7% of the 18,097 US babies named Kellen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,030
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kellen since 1954
- 18,097
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 954 babies
Boys and girls named Kellen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 43 | 65 | 60.2% |
| 1970s | 26 | 12 | 31.6% |
| 1980s | 2,854 | 380 | 11.8% |
| 1990s | 1,981 | 349 | 15% |
| 2000s | 4,398 | 229 | 4.9% |
| 2010s | 6,165 | 176 | 2.8% |
| 2020s | 1,327 | 49 | 3.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 216 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 250 | #922 | 10 | #9,951 |
| 2022 | 299 | #831 | 14 | #7,840 |
| 2021 | 271 | #862 | 12 | #8,718 |
| 2020 | 291 | #798 | 13 | #8,188 |
| 2019 | 308 | #769 | 11 | #9,418 |
| 2018 | 346 | #700 | 12 | #8,893 |
| 2017 | 420 | #623 | 10 | #10,349 |
| 2016 | 440 | #611 | 16 | #7,428 |
| 2015 | 569 | #506 | 25 | #5,378 |
| 2014 | 672 | #444 | 12 | #9,261 |
| 2013 | 759 | #394 | 19 | #6,591 |
| 2012 | 932 | #337 | 22 | #6,009 |
| 2011 | 879 | #344 | 23 | #5,839 |
| 2010 | 840 | #359 | 26 | #5,327 |
| 2009 | 653 | #431 | 24 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 628 | #447 | 23 | #6,037 |
| 2007 | 519 | #511 | 20 | #6,695 |
| 2006 | 487 | #525 | 21 | #6,245 |
| 2005 | 471 | #521 | 20 | #6,137 |
| 2004 | 475 | #513 | 37 | #3,866 |
| 2003 | 387 | #574 | 30 | #4,358 |
| 2002 | 270 | #680 | 17 | #6,540 |
| 2001 | 242 | #724 | 15 | #7,139 |
| 2000 | 266 | #671 | 22 | #5,234 |
| 1999 | 223 | #732 | 25 | #4,522 |
| 1998 | 192 | #799 | 29 | #3,974 |
| 1997 | 190 | #780 | 26 | #4,182 |
| 1996 | 207 | #740 | 37 | #3,186 |
| 1995 | 227 | #704 | 39 | #2,999 |
| 1994 | 164 | #832 | 44 | #2,773 |
| 1993 | 184 | #779 | 42 | #2,856 |
| 1992 | 171 | #799 | 41 | #2,896 |
| 1991 | 189 | #742 | 39 | #2,958 |
| 1990 | 234 | #659 | 27 | #3,848 |
| 1989 | 229 | #662 | 40 | #2,786 |
| 1988 | 290 | #536 | 57 | #2,063 |
| 1987 | 294 | #523 | 54 | #2,052 |
| 1986 | 318 | #492 | 51 | #2,091 |
| 1985 | 355 | #454 | 40 | #2,459 |
| 1984 | 342 | #453 | 25 | #3,372 |
| 1983 | 383 | #419 | 33 | #2,699 |
| 1982 | 408 | #412 | 40 | #2,429 |
| 1981 | 191 | #617 | 31 | #2,886 |
| 1980 | 44 | #1,439 | 9 | #7,064 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,699 | 5 | #10,958 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,309 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,360 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,914 | 7 | #7,521 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,687 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,547 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,724 |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,384 | 6 | #6,154 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,200 | 11 | #4,066 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,496 | 10 | #4,390 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,476 | 9 | #4,701 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,519 | 9 | #4,703 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,778 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,939 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,157 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,566 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,210 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,137 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,105 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kellen reached #337 in 2012. As a girl name, it reached #2,052 in 1987. 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 Kellen
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.