How Many People Are Named Kaelan?

1,919

people named Kaelan are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 178,105 people in the US has this name

Based on 1,951 babies named Kaelan in Social Security records from 1987 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#6,927

💎💎 Very Rare

Rank Among Gender-Neutral Names

#482

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Peak Year

1998

112 births

Trend

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Stable (last 10 years)

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
22.2%
Male
77.8%

Of the babies given the name Kaelan, 22.2% were girls and 77.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Kaelan fell from 19.5% in the 1990s to 9.2% in the 2020s.

👥 Age Distribution

The average person named Kaelan alive today is about 20 years old, and 88% are under 30. Half of them were between 15 and 27 in 2025.

Under 30 1,692
88.2%
30 to 59 227
11.8%
60 and over 0
0%

📈 Popularity Over Time

Kaelan first appears in the records in 1987 and was given most often in 1998, to 112 babies. In 2025, 19 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1987 to 2025

🏆 Rank History

Kaelan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,306, in 1998. In 2025 it ranked #5,116. Among girls, its best rank was #3,381, in 2003.

BoysGirls
Rank in 2025#5,116Not ranked
Best rank#1,306 (1998)#3,381 (2003)
Years in the top 100NoneNone
Rank in its biggest decade#2,100 in the 2000s#6,115 in the 2000s

📍 State-Wise Distribution

People named Kaelan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Kaelan were born in California than in any other state: about 126 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kaelan was given 3.1 times as often in California and 2.7 times in Texas.

California 126
Texas 80
Florida 22
Illinois 20
New York 19
Washington 7
Louisiana 6
Michigan 5
Georgia 5
Colorado 5

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