How Many People Are Named Kelan?
An estimated 1,754 people in the United States have the first name Kelan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Kelan peaked in popularity in 2007 with 201 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kelan 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 Kelan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,754
About 1 in 195,413 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2007
201 births
Total Registered
1,790
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kelan
Kelan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,790 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kelan as a male name
Ranked #5,541 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (201 births)
Kelan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kelan span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 695 babies were registered. Kelan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kelan by Decade
How has Kelan 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.
Kelan by State
Birth registrations for Kelan span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, California. The lowest are in Washington, Oklahoma, New York. On average, about 17 Kelans were registered per state.
Kelan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kelan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kelan
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kelan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kelan?
We estimate approximately 1,754 people named Kelan 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 195,413 Americans share this first name.
Is Kelan a common name?
Kelan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,790 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kelan most popular?
Kelan reached peak popularity in 2007, when 201 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kelan is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kelan a male name?
Kelan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kelan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kelan Smith, Kelan Johnson, Kelan 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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