Given name
Calen
“a slender warrior; one who is slender and fair”
Calen is a variant of Caelan. One interpretation is “a slender warrior; one who is slender and fair.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Calen is a variant of Caelan. One interpretation is “a slender warrior; one who is slender and fair.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Calen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,720
- 2,494 boys · 226 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 108 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #3,323 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 99% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,323 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 103 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,415 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Calen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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96% boys · 4% girls
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Kayvon
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>99% boys
Kaden
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99% boys · 1% girls
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>99% boys
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99% boys · 1% girls