Unisex name · since 1974
Kalan
1,346 babies named Kalan in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,251 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,081 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,346
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kalan is the #4081 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,346 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Kalan recorded 1,346 times among boys since 1974, holding rank #4081 nationally today, ahead of 71% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #4,251 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,081 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,346 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalan ranks #4,251 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,081 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,346 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,251 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,081 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,346
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kalan's 1,346 recorded births place it above 90.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kalan compares
1,346 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Kalan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,346 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kalan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kalan's full recorded timeline at 2001, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kalan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Kalan popularity over time - girls
242 total births recorded since 1982 (Kalan as girls' name)
Kalan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (374 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Kalan's strongest decade.
374 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kalan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
202 births
- 1990s
1990s
374 births
- 2000s
2000s
281 births
- 2010s
2010s
309 births
- 2020s
2020s
154 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 374 births (28% of all-time use).
How Kalan 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 Kalan's total volume
Kalan by state
Where Kalan concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 60 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 39 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
60 of 1,346 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Kalan's data
- Kalan's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (374 total births) through the 2020s (154) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kalans (60 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 Kalan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Kalan 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.