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Kalan

OriginIrish
Meaning"pup, cub"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Kalan as a girl's name

About Kalan

Variation of Cailean

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,1303618.7
2015#4,1302513
2016#4,2562412.6
2017#3,9282714.6
2018#2,9694022
2019#4,2782413.4
2020#3,5303118
2021#4,4362313.1
2022#4,1372614.9
2023#4,2762514.6
2024#4,4802313.3
2025#4,0872615.2
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Kalans

  • Kalan Ascher Reed

    American NFL player

  • (Richard) Kalan Porter

    Canadian singer,songwriter

  • Elliott Kalan

    American comedian and comedy writer

  • Kalan Lind

    Canadian hockey player

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