Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- Powerful
- African
- Gaelic
- Slender; fair. Form of Keelan, Caolan.
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Kellan
Pronunciation
k(el)-lan
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #367, 842 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1030, 215 births)
- Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #4997, 27 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 215 | 8 |
| 2024 | 252 | 6 |
| 2023 | 257 | – |
| 2022 | 284 | 8 |
| 2021 | 285 | 10 |
| 2020 | 370 | 8 |
| 2019 | 308 | 7 |
| 2018 | 438 | 11 |
| 2017 | 503 | 8 |
| 2016 | 601 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #852, 35 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #3843, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | – |
| 2024 | 11 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | – |
| 2022 | 13 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | – |
| 2019 | 17 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | – |
| 2017 | 18 | – |
| 2016 | 23 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1636, 18 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2014 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #699, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #434, 7 births); most recent 2018 (rank #595, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #249, 16 births); most recent 2023 (rank #291, 11 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2014 | 16 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence