Kellan

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

⭐ Famous Kellan

Kellan Lutz

American actor and model

Choose Kellan and your child shares a first name with Kellan Lutz, an American actor and model. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kellan, like who?” Kellan Lutz's Wikipedia article is available in 50 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 7,943 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Kellan, 215 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kellan would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKellan first shows up in US birth records in 1958, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 67 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2011, when it reached #363.
• 📈Then vs nowKellan is 4.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 32,154 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 7,943.
• 🍂TrendKellan has slipped 342 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,030. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedKellan is most popular in Iowa, where it ranks #493, followed by Virginia (#525) and South Carolina (#552). It's in the top 1,000 in 13 states.
• 🌍OriginKellan is the #9 most popular Celtic Gaelic boy name in the US. That's out of 115 Celtic Gaelic boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Kellan

Kellan is a boy name of Celtic Gaelic and Irish origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-lan”. US birth records list Kellan for boys from 1958 to 2025, in 47 of those 68 years. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked #363 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,030, with 215 babies.

Origin:Celtic Gaelic namesIrish names