Callen

Meaning: Battle rule
Origin: Variant of Callan · from Celtic cath 'battle' + val 'rule' (from Irish)

Boy's name · #516 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Callen is near its high-water mark: it reached #450 in 2023 and still ranked #516 in 2025. About 9,500 boys have carried it since 1954.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 42 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#507 in Scotland (2025) · #623 in Canada (2024).

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