Given name & surname
Kallen
“a handsome man”
Kallen is used as a given name and a surname. One Greek interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Original GreekΚάλλεν
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kallen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,103
- 2,743 boys · 360 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 167 babies
- 2025
- 158
- #1,302 for boys · #11,394 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 94% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 150 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,302 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 159 in 2014. It also appeared in 8 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,159 as a first name in 2020; 515 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.
Kallen’s family of names
Kallen has a related form in Kaelan. Kallen has a related form in Kallan. Kallen has a related form in Kallyn.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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