Callan
Girl name · #2623 in 2025 · Very rare
Callan is currently the #2623 girl name in the United States — 66 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4725, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 27,273 girls born in 2025 was named Callan.
Babies named Callan per year. Source: SSA.
The 43-year story
Callan first appears in the Social Security records in 1982, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 66 babies and a rank of #2607. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Callan in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Callan is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Callan will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Callan is most common
State-level data for Callan is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Callan
Statistically, parents drawn to Callan tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Rawan, Callyn, Mulan, Hanan, and Cassia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Callan | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | #2607 |
| 2024 | 53 | #3047 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2823 |
| 2022 | 45 | #3470 |
| 2021 | 52 | #3112 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4548 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5163 |
| 2018 | 45 | #3438 |
| 2017 | 31 | #4477 |
| 2016 | 34 | #4250 |
| 2015 | 29 | #4725 |
| 2014 | 29 | #4768 |
| 2013 | 35 | #4156 |
| 2012 | 31 | #4601 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3916 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5414 |
| 2009 | 23 | #5891 |
| 2008 | 34 | #4448 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4567 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5709 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6528 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4707 |
| 2003 | 29 | #4418 |
| 2002 | 26 | #4621 |
| 2001 | 27 | #4447 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Callan a popular girl name?
Callan ranked #2623 among girls in 2025 with 66 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4725.
When was the name Callan most popular?
Callan peaked in 2025, when 66 American girls received the name (ranked #2607 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Callan?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 27,273 newborn American girls was named Callan. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.