Kellen
2025 SSA
About Kellen
Kellen is German in origin and Irish in spirit. Kellen has fallen a bit in popularity for boys since its peak in 2012, but it has possibilities for girls too. In fact, Kellen's similarity to such feminine names as Helen, Ellen, and Kelly makes it feel more unisex or even female, though Twilight actor Kellan Lutz has done much to popularize this name for boys.
Pronounced KEL-un.
As of October 2026, Kellen ranked #1069 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #337 in 2012, Nameberry popularity #665.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #444 | 672 | 349.8 |
| 2015 | #506 | 569 | 296.9 |
| 2016 | #611 | 440 | 231.9 |
| 2017 | #623 | 420 | 226.9 |
| 2018 | #700 | 346 | 190.5 |
| 2019 | #769 | 308 | 171.7 |
| 2020 | #798 | 291 | 168.6 |
| 2021 | #862 | 271 | 154.9 |
| 2022 | #831 | 299 | 171.2 |
| 2023 | #922 | 250 | 146.1 |
| 2024 | #1,030 | 216 | 125.4 |
| 2025 | #1,069 | 202 | 118.3 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- Callan
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- Barrett
- Lochlan
- Callen
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- Keenan
- Leighton
- Harlan
- Waylon
- Keaton
- Teagan
- Keegan
- Ryland
- Cohen
- Boden
- Cullen
- Brodie
Kellen on lists
Famous Kellens
- Kellen Briggs
American hockey player
- Kellen Boswell Winslow
American football player
- Kellen Vincent Clemens
American football player
- Kellen Michael
American actor
- Kellen Davis
American football player
- Kellen Moore
American football player
- Kellen Heard
American football player
- Kellen Gulley
American soccer player
- Kellen William Patino
son of actress Kelly Stables & Kurt Patino
- Kellen Madison
son of football player Sam Madison
- Kellen Givens
son of actress Lynn,Holly Johnson and Kelly Givens
- Shepherd Kellen Seinfeld (b. 2005)
son of comedian Jerry Seinfeld
- Kellen Clay Roberts (b. 2011)
son of Canadian,born television journalist John Roberts and American news anchor and reporter Kyra Phillips
- Kellen McGregor
lead guitarist of American band Memphis May Fire
Kellen in pop culture
- Kellen Tavadon
character in the The Obsidian Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory
- Kellen
main character in "Spellslinger" series by Sebastien de Castell
Variations & nicknames
- CaolánIrish Gaelic