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Kellen Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kellen?

The less frequently given name Kellen was the 699th 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 #337 in 2012 with 932 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Kellen in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1976.

Kellen, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1977-1982, 1997-2004, and 2005-2010, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1988-1991, and 2015-2017.

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

Where is the name Kellen popularity headed?

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

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

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

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   Kellen (Girl)Kellen (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 12 8,831 343 699
2017 10 10,328 418 623
2016 16 7,407 440 611
2015 25 5,364 569 506
2014 12 9,246 671 444
2013 19 6,580 759 394
2012 22 5,997 932 337
2011 23 5,837 879 344
2010 26 5,326 839 359
2009 24 5,799 653 431
2008 23 6,030 628 445
2007 20 6,695 519 510
2006 21 6,241 486 526
2005 20 6,132 471 521
2004 37 3,862 475 513
2003 30 4,357 387 573
2002 17 6,539 270 680
2001 15 7,138 242 723
2000 22 5,231 266 671
1999 25 4,522 223 732
1998 29 3,973 192 799
1997 26 4,182 190 780
1996 37 3,186 207 740
1995 39 2,999 228 702
1994 44 2,772 164 832
1993 42 2,856 184 779
1992 41 2,896 171 798
1991 39 2,958 189 742
1990 27 3,847 234 658
1989 40 2,786 229 662
1988 57 2,063 290 537
1987 54 2,053 294 524
1986 51 2,091 318 492
1985 40 2,457 356 454
1984 25 3,371 341 453
1983 33 2,698 383 419
1982 40 2,427 407 412
1981 31 2,885 191 617
1980 9 7,061 44 1,439
1979 5 10,953 11 3,699
1978 < 5 -- 5 6,311
1977 < 5 -- 6 5,499
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1967 7 5,719 < 5 --
1966 6 6,154 7 3,384
1965 11 4,065 5 4,198
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1963 10 4,389 7 3,494
1962 9 4,701 7 3,472
1961 9 4,701 7 3,519
1960 < 5 -- 10 2,775
1959 < 5 -- 9 2,935
1958 < 5 -- 8 3,156
1957 < 5 -- 11 2,559
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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.