How Many People Are Named Kalen?
An estimated 5,853 people in the United States have the first name Kalen. It is used for both genders, with 75.8% male. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Kalen peaked in popularity in 1998 with 226 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kalen 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 Kalen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,853
About 1 in 58,560 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
75.8% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1998
226 births
Total Registered
6,014
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kalen
Kalen is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (75.8%) and females (24.2%). Out of 6,014 total births registered, 4,556 were male and 1,458 were female.
Kalen as a male name
Ranked #2,044 in 2024
74 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (169 births)
Kalen as a female name
Ranked #16,436 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1994 (64 births)
Kalen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kalen span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,716 babies were registered. Kalen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kalen by Decade
How has Kalen 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.
Kalen by State
Birth registrations for Kalen span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in Minnesota, Arizona, Alaska. On average, about 70 Kalens were registered per state.
Kalen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kalen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kalen
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kalen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kalen?
We estimate approximately 5,853 people named Kalen 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 58,560 Americans share this first name.
Is Kalen a common name?
Kalen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,014 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kalen most popular?
Kalen reached peak popularity in 1998, when 226 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kalen is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kalen a male name?
Kalen is predominantly male. 75.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kalen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kalen Smith, Kalen Johnson, Kalen 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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