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Kellen

Kellen: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“slender”
Origin
Irish
Say it
KEL-en · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (93% of all uses)

Usually taken from an Anglicized Irish surname related to Ó Cealláin/Ó Kellyn-type forms, from a byname meaning 'slender'. Its exact surname pathway is somewhat mixed.

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How popular is Kellen?

202465.0 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 Kellen in 2024216

2024 rank#1,029 boys

Peak year2012

Total US babies since 188018,097

Kellen is fading: recent use is about 36% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kellen

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

Kellen questions

What does the name Kellen mean?

Kellen means "slender". It comes from Irish. Usually taken from an Anglicized Irish surname related to Ó Cealláin/Ó Kellyn-type forms, from a byname meaning 'slender'. Its exact surname pathway is somewhat mixed.

Is Kellen a boy or girl name?

Kellen is mainly a boy's name in US records (93% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kellen?

216 US babies were named Kellen in 2024. Its peak year was 2012.

How do you pronounce Kellen?

Kellen is usually pronounced KEL-en.

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.