How Many People Are Named Callen?
An estimated 9,405 people in the United States have the first name Callen. It is predominantly male (93.8%). The average bearer is 11 years old, and Callen peaked in popularity in 2023 with 721 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Callen 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 Callen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Callen is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
9,405
About 1 in 36,444 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.8% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2023
721 births
Total Registered
9,506
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Callen
Callen is predominantly male (93.8%), though 585 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Callen as a male name
Ranked #477 in 2024
643 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (687 births)
Callen as a female name
Ranked #5,456 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (34 births)
Callen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Callen span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,923 babies were registered. While Callen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Callen by Decade
How has Callen 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.
Callen by State
Birth registrations for Callen span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Nevada, Rhode Island, Hawaii. On average, about 169 Callens were registered per state.
Callen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Callen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Callen
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Callen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Callen?
We estimate approximately 9,405 people named Callen 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 36,444 Americans share this first name.
Is Callen a common name?
Callen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,506 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Callen most popular?
Callen reached peak popularity in 2023, when 721 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Callen is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Callen a male name?
Callen is predominantly male. 93.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Callen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Callen Smith, Callen Johnson, Callen 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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