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Kellan

Kellan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“slender”
Origin
Irish
Say it
KEL-un · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (95% of all uses)

Usually taken as an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Ceallacháin or related to Irish personal names such as Caolán. Usage and exact source can vary by family and spelling.

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How popular is Kellan?

202478.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kellan in 2024258

2024 rank#918 boys

Peak year2013

Total US babies since 188011,046

Kellan is fading: recent use is about 39% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kellan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish
  • Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish
  • Braydendescendant of Bradán · Irish

Kellan questions

What does the name Kellan mean?

Kellan means "slender". It comes from Irish. Usually taken as an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Ceallacháin or related to Irish personal names such as Caolán. Usage and exact source can vary by family and spelling.

Is Kellan a boy or girl name?

Kellan is mainly a boy's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kellan?

258 US babies were named Kellan in 2024. Its peak year was 2013.

How do you pronounce Kellan?

Kellan is usually pronounced KEL-un.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.