How Many People Are Named Kelen?
An estimated 210 people in the United States have the first name Kelen. It is used for both genders, with 88.3% male. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Kelen peaked in popularity in 2007 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kelen 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 Kelen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
210
About 1 in 1,632,164 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.3% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2007
15 births
Total Registered
214
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kelen
Kelen is predominantly male (88.3%), though 25 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kelen as a male name
Ranked #9,330 in 2019
8 male births in 2019
Peak: 2007 (15 births)
Kelen as a female name
Ranked #18,210 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1995 (5 births)
Kelen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kelen span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 95 babies were registered. While Kelen is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kelen by Decade
How has Kelen 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.
Kelen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kelen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kelen
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kelen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kelen?
We estimate approximately 210 people named Kelen 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 1,632,164 Americans share this first name.
Is Kelen a common name?
Kelen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 214 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kelen most popular?
Kelen reached peak popularity in 2007, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kelen is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kelen a male name?
Kelen is predominantly male. 88.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kelen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kelen Smith, Kelen Johnson, Kelen 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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