Kahlan
Kahlan was one of the main tribal confederations of Saba' in Ancient Yemen. They are descended from Kahlan bin Saba bin Yishjab bin Yarub bin Qahtan.
Meaning & Origin of Kahlan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kahlan was one of the main tribal confederations of Saba' in Ancient Yemen. They are descended from Kahlan bin Saba bin Yishjab bin Yarub bin Qahtan.
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The Story of Kahlan
Kahlan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1997, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 155 Kahlans were born — ranking #1,456 that year. As of 2026, Kahlan ranks #8,128 for baby girls with 12 births, falling sharply (-59%). In total, more than 2K Kahlans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kahlan
Kahlan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kahlan's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #1,456. Use the chart and map above to compare Kahlan'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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