Callen
The Story of Callen
As a girl name
Callen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1983, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 34 Callens were born — ranking #4,189 that year. As of 2026, Callen ranks #4,992 for girls with 26 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 637 Callens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Callen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1954, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 697 Callens were born — ranking #453 that year. As of 2026, Callen ranks #453 for boys with 697 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). In total, more than 10K Callens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Callen
Callen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Callen's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #450. Use the chart and map above to compare Callen'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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