Calen
Calen is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Calen Addison, Canadian ice hockey player Calen Bullock, American football player Calen Carr, American soccer player
Meaning & Origin of Calen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Calen is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Calen Addison, Canadian ice hockey player Calen Bullock, American football player Calen Carr, American soccer player
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The Story of Calen
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Calen as a girl name dates back to 1985, when 7 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Calen — #7,317 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Calen on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Calen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 226 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Calen on the record books as a boy name in 1977, with 12 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 103 Calens were born — ranking #1,533 that year. About 28% of every Calen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Calen ranks #2,602 for boys with 51 births, gradually rising (+6%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Calen
Calen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Calen's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #1,175. Use the chart and map above to compare Calen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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