How Many People Are Named Kellen?
An estimated 17,747 people in the United States have the first name Kellen. It is predominantly male (93.0%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Kellen peaked in popularity in 2012 with 954 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kellen 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 Kellen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
17,747
About 1 in 19,313 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
93.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2012
954 births
Total Registered
18,097
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kellen
Kellen is predominantly male (93.0%), though 1,260 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kellen as a male name
Ranked #1,030 in 2024
216 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (932 births)
Kellen as a female name
Ranked #9,951 in 2023
10 female births in 2023
Peak: 1988 (57 births)
Kellen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kellen span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 6,341 babies were registered. Kellen has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kellen by Decade
How has Kellen 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.
Kellen by State
Birth registrations for Kellen span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Washington, Texas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Alaska, District of Columbia. On average, about 313 Kellens were registered per state.
Kellen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kellen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kellen
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kellen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kellen?
We estimate approximately 17,747 people named Kellen 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 19,313 Americans share this first name.
Is Kellen a common name?
Kellen is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18,097 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kellen most popular?
Kellen reached peak popularity in 2012, when 954 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kellen is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kellen a male name?
Kellen is predominantly male. 93.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kellen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kellen Smith, Kellen Johnson, Kellen 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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