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Kellan Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kellan?

The less frequently given name Kellan was the 617th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #363 in 2011.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2013 with 842 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Kellan in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1979.

Kellan, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1979-1982, 1983-1986, and 1995-2010, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2015-2017.

Sometimes the name Kellan has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Kellan popularity headed?

Kellan's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

Kellan's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Kellan has dropped.

The name Kellan still has a solid footing but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Kellan (Girl)Kellan (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 11 9,405 434 617
2017 8 12,179 502 553
2016 9 11,303 600 500
2015 12 9,212 774 399
2014 16 7,471 809 384
2013 27 5,065 842 368
2012 17 7,287 813 373
2011 21 6,242 819 363
2010 23 5,873 807 365
2009 19 6,934 400 622
2008 14 8,742 161 1,133
2007 19 6,952 228 883
2006 19 6,714 128 1,297
2005 11 9,790 134 1,192
2004 14 8,031 127 1,203
2003 8 11,868 101 1,352
2002 9 10,663 85 1,491
2001 6 14,442 73 1,622
2000 15 6,993 61 1,793
1999 7 12,009 57 1,770
1998 13 7,326 56 1,804
1997 11 8,050 44 2,041
1996 13 6,925 43 2,033
1995 12 7,279 40 2,071
1994 8 10,022 45 1,878
1993 6 12,586 43 1,918
1992 8 9,931 55 1,609
1991 10 8,283 42 1,876
1990 11 7,577 46 1,742
1989 9 8,369 51 1,581
1988 7 9,767 36 1,865
1987 7 9,262 51 1,432
1986 13 5,590 65 1,179
1985 12 5,825 47 1,438
1984 9 7,054 33 1,747
1983 10 6,426 43 1,458
1982 11 6,112 41 1,529
1981 10 6,556 21 2,378
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.