Challen
Challen is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Challen Cates, American independent film producer and actress Challen Skeet (1895–1978), English first-class cricketer
Meaning & Origin of Challen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Challen is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Challen Cates, American independent film producer and actress Challen Skeet (1895–1978), English first-class cricketer
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The Story of Challen
As a girl name
Challen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 5 Challens were born — ranking #13,429 that year. As of 2026, Challen ranks #13,429 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Challens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Challen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1990, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 11 Challens were born — ranking #4,873 that year. As of 2026, Challen ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 71 Challens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Challen
Challen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 71 births in the dataset. Challen's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #4,873. Use the chart and map above to compare Challen'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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