US rank #3819 Boys' name Peak 2018 940 births

Calan — #3819 US boys' name

940 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.

1980s641990s1122000s2302010s3392020s195
#3819
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Calan was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

51 babies were named Calan in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calan

The Social Security Administration has registered 940 babies named Calan between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Calan currently holds the #3819 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 339 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Calan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Calan in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 940 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Calan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

940

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2018

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,819

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Calan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
51
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0102030405060 20242018201220062000199419881984 6

Calan popularity over time — girls

20 total births recorded since 1986 (Calan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 20 births
456789 199219891986 5

Calan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
339 births that decade — 36% of Calan's all-time total
1980s641990s1122000s2302010s3392020s195

Calan by state

Where Calan concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Calan
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%
Texas share of Calan's total US births 2.1%
Even split

20 of 940 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calan?
940 babies have been named Calan since 1984. It currently ranks #3819 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 51 births.
When was Calan most popular?
Calan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 339 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Calan most popular?
The top states for the name Calan are Texas (20 births), California (7 births), Indiana (7 births).
How long has the name Calan been used?
Calan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Calan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Caleb, Calvin, Callum, Callan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.