Unisex name · since 1992
Caelan
Caelan has 2,470 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,890 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,916 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,470
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caelan is the #2916 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,470 recorded since 1992.
Caelan has 2,470 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2916 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #2,890 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,916 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,470 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caelan ranks #2,890 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,916 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,470 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,890 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,916 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,470
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Caelan's 2,470 recorded births place it above 93.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Caelan compares
2,470 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caelan's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caelan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,470 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 34 | 22,252 |
Caelan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Caelan splits its recorded history at 2009: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (26 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 135 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Caelan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Caelan popularity over time - girls
665 total births recorded since 1990 (Caelan as girls' name)
Caelan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (934 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Caelan's strongest decade.
934 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Caelan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
561 births
- 2000s
2000s
934 births
- 2010s
2010s
663 births
- 2020s 312
2020s
312 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 934 births (38% of all-time use).
How Caelan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Caelan's total volume
Caelan by state
Where Caelan concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 260 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 135 | 5.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 50 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 50 | 2.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 40 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 39 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 36 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 34 | 1.4% |
260 of 2,470 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Caelan appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Caelan's data
- Caelan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (934 total births) through the 2020s (312) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Caelans (260 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caelan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caelan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.