NameTides

Callen

Callen was the #516 boys' name in the US in 2025 (579 babies), and #2,952 in England & Wales and #756 in Canada.

Callen as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Callen 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.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020USScotlandCanadaEngland & Wales
Callen 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.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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#516 (579)#2,952 (7)#495 (6)——#756 (35)
2024#479 (643)#2,089 (11)#432 (7)—#785 (3)#613 (44)
2023#450 (687)#2,008 (11)#249 (16)—#516 (6)#652 (40)
2022#458 (670)#1,268 (21)#292 (13)—#572 (5)#763 (33)
2021#459 (656)#1,688 (14)#328 (11)—#631 (4)#623 (44)
2020#534 (527)#1,314 (19)#390 (8)——#761 (32)
2019#551 (511)#2,104 (10)#334 (10)——#770 (31)
2018#573 (482)#1,158 (23)#208 (22)——#642 (40)
2017#566 (480)#1,146 (24)#229 (21)#363 (4)—#637 (40)
2016#536 (544)#946 (31)#268 (16)—#713 (3)#808 (30)
2015#520 (554)#996 (29)#308 (12)—#503 (6)#659 (39)
2014#503 (562)#1,223 (21)#336 (11)——#747 (32)
2013#592 (428)#1,247 (20)#299 (13)——#726 (33)
2012#570 (452)#1,270 (20)#361 (9)——#704 (34)
2011#593 (421)#1,909 (11)#491 (5)——#663 (37)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #450.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1954.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,900 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 2,900uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Callen is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,600 to 1 in 3,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Callen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #210WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #351WAIdaho: #302IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #304MNIllinois: #711ILMichigan: #517MINew York: #716NYMassachusetts: #690MAOregon: #398ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #219IAIndiana: #412INOhio: #411OHPennsylvania: #342PANew Jersey: #607NJConnecticut: #382CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #699CAUtah: #473UTColorado: #441CONebraska: #293NEMissouri: #368MOKentucky: #404KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #627VAMaryland: #571MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #844AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #297KSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: #499TNNorth Carolina: #485NCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #395OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #594GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #588TXFlorida: #633FL
Callen (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#67617

Callen (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CallenCanadaBoys#75635
CallenEngland & WalesBoys#2,9527
CallenIrelandBoys—too few
CallenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CallenScotlandBoys#4956
CallenUSGirls#6,11619
CallenUSBoys#516579