Unisex name · since 1963
Kallen
Kallen has 2,743 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,693 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,300 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,743
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kallen currently ranks #1300 among unisex names in America, with 2,743 babies recorded since 1963.
Kallen has 2,743 recorded births among boys since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1300 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #2,693 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,300 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,743 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kallen ranks #2,693 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,300 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,743 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,693 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,300 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,743
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kallen's 2,743 recorded births place it above 94.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kallen compares
2,743 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Kallen's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kallen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,743 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 159 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kallen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kallen's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 159, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kallen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 159
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Kallen popularity over time - girls
360 total births recorded since 1983 (Kallen as girls' name)
Kallen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,298 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Kallen's strongest decade.
1,298 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kallen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 139
1990s
139 births
- 2000s 399
2000s
399 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,298 births
- 2020s
2020s
846 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,298 births (47% of all-time use).
How Kallen 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 Kallen's total volume
Kallen by state
Where Kallen concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 205 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 109 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 95 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 76 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 69 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 63 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 62 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 59 | 2.2% |
205 of 2,743 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Kallen appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kallen's data
- Kallen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,298 total births) through the 2020s (846) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kallens (205 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 Kallen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Kallen 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.