How Many People Are Named Callan?
An estimated 10,539 people in the United States have the first name Callan. It is used for both genders, with 86.8% male. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Callan peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,505 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Callan 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 Callan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Callan is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 10, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
10,539
About 1 in 32,522 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
86.8% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,505 births
Total Registered
10,647
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Callan
Callan is predominantly male (86.8%), though 1,404 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Callan as a male name
Ranked #242 in 2024
1,452 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,452 births)
Callan as a female name
Ranked #3,047 in 2024
53 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (60 births)
Callan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Callan span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 5,157 babies were registered. Callan remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Callan by Decade
How has Callan 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.
Callan by State
Birth registrations for Callan span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Hawaii, Delaware, District of Columbia. On average, about 170 Callans were registered per state.
Callan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Callan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Callan
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Callan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Callan?
We estimate approximately 10,539 people named Callan 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 32,522 Americans share this first name.
Is Callan a common name?
Callan is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,647 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Callan most popular?
Callan reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,505 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Callan is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Callan a male name?
Callan is predominantly male. 86.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Callan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Callan Smith, Callan Johnson, Callan 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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