Callan

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

Girl's name · #2616 in the US (2025) · Trending

4% girls · 96% boys — About 96% of babies named Callan in recent years have been boys. Callan →

Popularity over time

Callan is climbing: on the charts since 1982, it is ranked #2616 in 2025, with about 70 girls given the name last year. Roughly 1,500 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Callans

Callan Chythlook-Sifsof — American snowboarder
Callan Pinckney — American fitness professional (1939–2012)

What Callans become

Among 26 notable people named Callan:

Similar names: Callahan · Kodie · Kalayah · Aislin · Kayce · Morrigan

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