Boys' name · since 1958
Kellan
Kellan has 10,752 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,155 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,030 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,752
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kellan currently ranks #1030 among boys' names in America, with 10,752 babies recorded since 1958.
Kellan has 10,752 recorded births among boys since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1030 as of the latest data, more common than 93% 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 1958 to 2025.
- #1,155 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,030 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,752 born since 1958
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kellan ranks #1,155 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,030 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,752 born since 1958, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,155 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,030 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,752
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kellan's 10,752 recorded births place it above 97.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kellan compares
10,752 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Kellan's all-time total is 29x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kellan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,752 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 843 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kellan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kellan splits its recorded history at 2002: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1958 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 843 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kellan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 843
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Kellan popularity over time - girls
517 total births recorded since 1968 (Kellan as girls' name)
Kellan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,717 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Kellan's strongest decade.
6,717 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Kellan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1980s 397
1980s
397 births
- 1990s 471
1990s
471 births
- 2000s 1,498
2000s
1,498 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,717 births
- 2020s 1,663
2020s
1,663 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,717 births (62% of all-time use).
How Kellan 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 Kellan's total volume
Kellan by state
Where Kellan concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,006 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 577 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 454 | 4.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 447 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Washington | | 438 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 436 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 432 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 348 | 3.2% |
1,006 of 10,752 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Kellan appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kellan's data
- Kellan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (6,717 total births); usage has since declined to 1,663 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kellans (1,006 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kellan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Kellan 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.