Callen: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced KAL-uhn · 2 syllables

Variant of Callan.

How popular is Callen?

Callen was the #516 name in the US in 2025, given to 598 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2020.

Babies named Callen in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2020).

Half of US adults named Callen are older than 28; most are between 18 and 63. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Callen is pronounced KAL-uhn.

Callen was the #516 name in the US in 2025, given to 598 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2020.

Half of US adults named Callen are older than 28. Most are between 18 and 63.