Callan

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A few things about Callan you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Callan

Callan McAuliffe

Actor

Choose Callan and your child shares a first name with Callan McAuliffe, an actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Callan, like who?” Callan McAuliffe's Wikipedia article is available in 29 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 891 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Callan, 1,917 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Callan would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCallan first shows up in US birth records in 1957, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 68 years since.
• 🏆Best yearCallan is at its all-time high right now: #190 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowCallan is 76× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 67,568 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 891.
• 🚀TrendCallan has climbed 244 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #190. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedCallan is most popular in Vermont, where it ranks #64, followed by New Hampshire (#70) and Alaska (#76). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.

About the name Callan

Callan is a boy name of Scottish origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-lan”. US birth records list Callan for boys from 1957 to 2025, in 49 of those 69 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #190 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #190, with 1,917 babies.

Origin:Scottish names