Given name & surname
Kalan
“a mighty warrior”
Kalan is a variant of Kaelan. One interpretation is “a mighty warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kalan is a variant of Kaelan. One interpretation is “a mighty warrior.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kalan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,588
- 1,346 boys · 242 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 64 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #4,087 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,087 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 45 in 1993. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,283 as a first name in 2020; 417 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kalan’s family of names
Kalan has a related form in Kaila. Kalan has a related form in Kaelan.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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