How Many People Are Named Caelan?
An estimated 3,044 people in the United States have the first name Caelan. It is used for both genders, with 78.6% male. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Caelan peaked in popularity in 2001 with 174 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Caelan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Caelan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,044
About 1 in 112,600 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
78.6% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2001
174 births
Total Registered
3,085
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Caelan
Caelan is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (78.6%) and females (21.4%). Out of 3,085 total births registered, 2,426 were male and 659 were female.
Caelan as a male name
Ranked #3,330 in 2024
35 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (135 births)
Caelan as a female name
Ranked #11,353 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 2003 (75 births)
Caelan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Caelan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,346 babies were registered. Caelan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Caelan by Decade
How has Caelan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Caelan by State
Birth registrations for Caelan span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Utah, Maryland. On average, about 44 Caelans were registered per state.
Caelan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Caelan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Caelan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caelan?
We estimate approximately 3,044 people named Caelan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 112,600 Americans share this first name.
Is Caelan a common name?
Caelan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,085 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Caelan most popular?
Caelan reached peak popularity in 2001, when 174 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Caelan is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Caelan a male name?
Caelan is predominantly male. 78.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Caelan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Caelan Smith, Caelan Johnson, Caelan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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