Boys' name · since 1984
Calan
974 babies named Calan in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,421 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 974
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Calan currently ranks #3421 among boys' names in America, with 974 babies recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calan has been recorded 974 times among boys since 1984, currently ranked #3421 nationally and more common than 75% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #5,216 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,421 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 974 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calan ranks #5,216 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,421 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 974 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,216 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,421 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 974
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Calan's 974 recorded births place it above 88.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Calan compares
974 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Calan's all-time total is 164% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 974 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Calan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Calan's full recorded timeline at 2005, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Calan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Calan popularity over time - girls
20 total births recorded since 1986 (Calan as girls' name)
Calan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (339 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Calan's strongest decade.
339 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Calan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
230 births
- 2010s
2010s
339 births
- 2020s
2020s
229 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 339 births (35% of all-time use).
How Calan 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 Calan's total volume
Calan by state
Where Calan concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 20 | 2.1% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Kansas | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
20 of 974 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Calan's data
- Calan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (339 total births) through the 2020s (229) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Calans (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Calan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Calan 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.