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Caelan

Caelan was the #2,884 boys' name in the US in 2025 (43 babies), and #352 in England & Wales and #1,500 in Canada.

Caelan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Caelan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Caelan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,884 (43)#352 (119)#160 (28)#212 (9)#43 (116)#1,500 (15)
2024#3,335 (35)#529 (73)#165 (27)#256 (7)#43 (128)#1,432 (15)
2023#2,290 (61)#447 (89)#148 (32)#200 (10)#50 (114)#1,342 (15)
2022#2,117 (70)#489 (80)#161 (31)—#108 (56)#1,895 (9)
2021#2,410 (56)#551 (70)#127 (43)#326 (5)#104 (61)#1,191 (18)
2020#2,658 (47)#623 (56)#132 (41)—#183 (27)#1,223 (17)
2019#2,110 (68)#561 (67)#175 (30)#254 (7)#257 (18)#1,448 (13)
2018#2,355 (56)#590 (62)#225 (20)#215 (9)#269 (17)#964 (23)
2017#2,186 (61)#488 (83)#156 (37)#229 (8)#263 (18)#1,422 (13)
2016#2,437 (52)#512 (79)#202 (26)#358 (4)#353 (11)#1,118 (19)
2015#2,412 (53)#388 (110)#182 (31)#159 (16)#245 (21)#1,122 (18)
2014#2,175 (62)#520 (73)#223 (22)#264 (7)#280 (17)#1,311 (14)
2013#2,021 (67)#532 (69)#234 (19)#271 (6)#257 (20)#784 (30)
2012#2,172 (61)#454 (87)#235 (19)#346 (4)#324 (13)#996 (21)
2011#1,675 (89)#390 (101)#211 (22)#261 (6)#263 (19)#699 (34)

Caelan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Caelan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020US
Caelan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#13,208 (6)———
2023#11,169 (8)———
2022#15,306 (5)———
2020#15,088 (5)———
2019#11,356 (8)———
2018#8,617 (12)———
2017#7,442 (15)———
2016#11,781 (8)———
2015#14,482 (6)———
2014#7,636 (15)———
2013#8,135 (14)———
2012#7,144 (17)———
2011#5,728 (23)———
2010#6,641 (19)———
2009#5,097 (28)—#783 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2001 at #1,068.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1992.
  • In 2025, 12% of US babies named Caelan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 40,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 40,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,300uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 700common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 920common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 200common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 250,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Caelan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 48,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 30,000 to 1 in 77,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Caelan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Caelan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CaelanCanadaGirls—too few
CaelanCanadaBoys#1,50015
CaelanEngland & WalesGirls—too few
CaelanEngland & WalesBoys#352119
CaelanIrelandBoys#43116
CaelánIrelandBoys—too few
CaelanNorthern IrelandBoys#2129
CaelanScotlandGirls—too few
CaelanScotlandBoys#16028
CaelanUSGirls#13,2086
CaelanUSBoys#2,88443