Boy name Irish;Gaelic origin Christian tradition

Callan

KAL-en · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Battle;rock
Language
Irish;Gaelic
Culture
Irish
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Celtic · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#242
2024 births1,452
Peak year2024
First appeared1957
Total US births9,243
2024 peak19571974199120072024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Cal
Alternate spellings
CallenCailean
In other languages
Cathalán (Irish)

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