NameTides

Kalen

Kalen was the #2,077 boys' name in the US in 2025 (71 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Kalen as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kalen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Kalen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,077 (71)#3,684 (5)——#1,804 (11)
2024#2,042 (74)#2,672 (8)——#2,439 (7)
2023#2,416 (56)#2,161 (10)—#770 (3)#1,947 (9)
2022#1,892 (83)#1,469 (17)——#1,759 (10)
2021#1,645 (101)#1,595 (15)——#2,260 (7)
2020#2,139 (65)#1,635 (14)——#2,746 (5)
2019#1,868 (80)#1,745 (13)——#1,530 (12)
2018#2,101 (67)#1,991 (11)——#1,983 (8)
2017#2,450 (52)#3,449 (5)——#2,198 (7)
2016#2,110 (66)#2,804 (7)——#1,423 (13)
2015#2,112 (66)#2,150 (10)#686 (3)—#1,007 (21)
2014#1,873 (78)#1,630 (14)——#1,062 (19)
2013#1,733 (84)#2,954 (6)——#1,002 (21)
2012#1,742 (86)#1,507 (16)——#904 (24)
2011#1,510 (106)#2,039 (10)#648 (3)#730 (3)#926 (23)

Kalen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • Canada
Kalen as a girl’s name, US, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020US
Kalen as a girl’s name, US, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
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.
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YearUSCanada
2025#10,107 (9)—
2022#15,306 (5)—
2021#12,206 (7)—
2018#13,793 (6)—
2017#9,341 (11)—
2016#10,859 (9)—
2015#7,613 (15)—
2014#5,993 (21)—
2013#6,255 (20)—
2012#6,872 (18)—
2011#5,207 (26)—
2010#6,641 (19)—
2009#6,544 (20)—
2008#4,268 (36)—
2007#4,475 (33)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1998 at #858.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1959.
  • In 2025, 11% of US babies named Kalen were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 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 24,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 170,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kalen is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 42,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kalen 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: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: 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: #1,760TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Kalen (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
KalenCanadaGirls—too few
KalenCanadaBoys#1,80411
KalenEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
KalenIrelandBoys—too few
KalenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KalenScotlandBoys—too few
KalenUSGirls#10,1079
KalenUSBoys#2,07771