Callahan

Meaning: Bright-headed; or strife
Origin: Variant of Ceallach · Irish, source of Kelly (from Irish Gaelic)

Girl's name · #1748 in the US (2025) · Trending

9% girls · 91% boys — About 91% of babies named Callahan in recent years have been boys. Callahan →

Popularity over time

Callahan is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1988, it stood at #1748 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 1,000 girls have been named Callahan along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#3,564 in Canada (2024).

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 51,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Ryan Callahan — American ice hockey player
Bill Callahan — American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1966)
Steven Callahan — American sailor and writer

Similar names: Callan · Maisey · Kalayah · Collyns · Lennyn · Morrigan

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