Given name & surname
Kellan
“a slender, beautiful, and powerful woman”·“one who is slender”·“from the swamp”
Kellan is a variant of Kellen. Interpretations include “a slender, beautiful, and powerful woman”, “one who is slender”, and “from the swamp”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kellan is a variant of Kellen. Interpretations include “a slender, beautiful, and powerful woman”, “one who is slender”, and “from the swamp”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kellan is a variant of Kellen. An origin associated with Kellen is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kellan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,269
- 10,752 boys · 517 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 870 babies
- 2025
- 223
- #1,031 for boys · #11,425 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 98% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 215 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,031 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 843 in 2013. It also appeared in 8 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (24). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,171 as a first name in 2020; 133 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kellan
- Kellan LutzAmerican actor and modelborn 1985
- Kellan LainCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1989
- Kellan GradyAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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