Kahlen
The fourth season of America's Next Top Model aired in spring 2005, with the shooting location being moved from New York City to Los Angeles. The catchphrase of the season was "Dive In."
Meaning & Origin of Kahlen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The fourth season of America's Next Top Model aired in spring 2005, with the shooting location being moved from New York City to Los Angeles. The catchphrase of the season was "Dive In."
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The Story of Kahlen
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kahlen as a girl name dates back to 2000, when 5 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 68 newborns named Kahlen — #2,524 in the national rankings. About 84% of every Kahlen on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kahlen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 267 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Kahlen on the record books as a boy name in 1995, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 8 Kahlens were born — ranking #8,915 that year. About 63% of every Kahlen on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kahlen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 67 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kahlen
Kahlen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 267 births in the dataset. Kahlen's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #2,524. Use the chart and map above to compare Kahlen'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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