Kellan is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kellan means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kellan across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kellan has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kellan is a boy name of Irish (Gaelic) origin meaning “slender, or powerful”. A variant of Kellen, from an Irish surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,269 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 372 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 34 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 9 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kellan per year, United States (1958 to 2025). United States peaked in 2013 (870/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (35/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2012 (7/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2013 (3/yr).
Kellan has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2013, when it ranked #731 nationally (given to 913 babies that year).
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