girls:
364 births since 1985
#5352 (6th percentile)
boys:
681 births since 1988
#3906 (15th percentile)
overall:
1k births since 1985
#6694 (13th percentile)
The name Kallan is the #6,694 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,045 recorded births since 1985. This represents the 13.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 13.5% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,906 (14.8% percentile) for all time with 681 births since 1988. For girls, it ranks #5,352 (6.3% percentile) for all time with 364 births since 1985.
Kallan first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1985 (1985 for girls and 1988 for boys). Birth data for Kallan is available in 38 out of the 39 years between 1985 and 2023 (34 years for girls and 29 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Kallan has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (65.2% of all recorded births). In 2023, 79.3% of babies named Kallan were boys. Interestingly, until around 1990, the name was more popular for girls (54.5% girls from 1985 to 1989), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (65.6% boys from 1990 to 2023).
For boys, Kallan reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 7.6% percentile (ranked #854) with 40 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 40 births per million (ranked 7.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2006, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kallan ranks #870 for boys (4.5% percentile) with 25 births per million, which is 62.7% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Kallan reached its peak popularity in 1999, achieving the 1.7% percentile (ranked #871) with 10 births per million. The name was most common in 1999, with 10 births per million (ranked 1.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2016, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Kallan ranks #940 for girls (0.7% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 66.8% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kallan".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Kallan. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 71.1% confident that Kallan is pronounced as KA-luhn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KAH-luhn, at 15.8% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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