Name meaning & stats
Calen
Calen means “descendant of Cathalán”. 2,720 US babies since 1940, peak 2011.
What it means
“descendant of Cathalán”
Spelling of Callan
Originally a surname.
In US birth records
Peak year: 2011
2,720 US babies were named Calen between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Calen (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 20 Callans spell it Calen
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2011)