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Calian
OriginIrish
Meaning"slender"
About Calian
A variant of Caelan, from a Gaelic name meaning "slender".
Pronounced KAY-lee-an.
As of October 2026, Calian ranked #2844 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1986 in 2021.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,986 | 75 | 42.9 |
| 2022 | #2,440 | 57 | 32.6 |
| 2023 | #2,658 | 49 | 28.6 |
| 2024 | #3,047 | 40 | 23.2 |
| 2025 | #2,844 | 44 | 25.8 |
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