How Many People Are Named Calen?
An estimated 2,636 people in the United States have the first name Calen. It is predominantly male (91.6%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Calen peaked in popularity in 2011 with 108 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Calen 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 Calen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,636
About 1 in 130,028 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
91.6% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2011
108 births
Total Registered
2,685
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Calen
Calen is predominantly male (91.6%), though 226 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Calen as a male name
Ranked #2,747 in 2024
47 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (103 births)
Calen as a female name
Ranked #15,732 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2001 (14 births)
Calen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Calen span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 751 babies were registered. While Calen is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Calen by Decade
How has Calen 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.
Calen by State
Birth registrations for Calen span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Indiana, Alabama, Minnesota. On average, about 30 Calens were registered per state.
Calen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Calen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Calen
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Calen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Calen?
We estimate approximately 2,636 people named Calen 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 130,028 Americans share this first name.
Is Calen a common name?
Calen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,685 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Calen most popular?
Calen reached peak popularity in 2011, when 108 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Calen is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Calen a male name?
Calen is predominantly male. 91.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Calen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Calen Smith, Calen Johnson, Calen 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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