Masculine dossier · first seen 1987

Kaelan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Kaelan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1998

Peak era

1998

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1987Peak 19982024

Peak year

1998

Decline from peak

67%

2024

All-time

1,501

Kaelan is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1998, when 91 boys were named Kaelan.

In 2024, only 30 boys were given the name.

Down 67% from its peak.

All told, about 1,501 Americans have been named Kaelan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1987.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1998

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