Kelan
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Slender
- Origin
- Irish
Kelan Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 1,790 baby boys have been named Kelan. The name peaked in 2007 with 201 US births that year (rank #978). In 2024, ranked #5541 nationally — 4,563 places below its 2007 peak.
Top States for Kelan
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Kelan births are: Texas (118), Georgia (45), California (41).
Other Irish-Origin Names Like Kelan
If you like Kelan's Irish origin, consider these related names: Abban, Abiageal, Abracham, Adare, Addergoole. Browse all Irish names →
5-Letter Names Starting with K
Names with Kelan's exact length and starting letter: Kaage, Kacee, Kacey, Kacia, Kacie.
Quick Facts About Kelan
US Popularity History (2007–2007)
Annual US births named Kelan by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2007 with 201 boys named Kelan (boy rank #978 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Variant Forms
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Compare Kelan to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Kelan against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).