How Many People Are Named Kalen?
people named Kalen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 57,626 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,096 babies named Kalen in Social Security records from 1952 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
226 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kalen, 24.1% were girls and 75.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Kalen fell from 40.2% in the 1960s to 4.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kalen alive today is about 25 years old, and 64% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kalen first appears in the records in 1952 and was given most often in 1998, to 226 babies. In 2025, 80 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1952 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Kalen has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #858, in 1998. In 2025 it ranked #2,086. Among girls, its best rank was #2,129, in 1994.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,086 | #10,483 |
| Best rank | #858 (1998) | #2,129 (1994) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,224 in the 2000s | #2,575 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kalen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kalen were born in California than in any other state: about 440 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Kalen was given 2.4 times as often in Georgia, 2.2 times in Missouri and 2 times in Texas.
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