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Kellan

Kellan means "Irish Caollaidhe, slender" and comes from Irish, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2010s. As things stand now, it is a distinctive, less common pick. The registry counts around 8,789 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.

IrishIrish "Caollaidhe" – "slender"
GermanAlso German – "of the marsh"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
6
1960s
5
1970s
0
1980s
485
1990s
570
2000s
1,632
2010s
6,091
Peaked in the 2010s · 8,789 total U.S. births since 1900