Callen Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: The name Callen and it families were first recorded in the US between 1840, with 16 families bearing the name in Pensylvania during that time.

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A Deep Dive

Callen Overview

Meaning

Brave, powerful in battle

Gender

Boy, Gender-neutral

Origin

Gaelic

Etymology

Derived from the Irish surname Ó Cathaláin, meaning “descendant of Cathalán,” with Cathalán being a diminutive of Cathal, meaning “battle” or “mighty warrior”​.

Pronunciation

/ˈkælən/

Popularity

Callen is gaining popularity in English-speaking countries, especially the USA, where it ranked #448 for boys in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

2 (Cooperative, Adaptable, Considerate)

Name Styles

Modern, Cool, Uncommon

Associated Traits

Brave, strong, ambitious, resilient

Name Day

May 29 (Ireland)​, October 8th
A Deep Dive

Callen Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Callan, Caelan, Callin, Callon, Callahan, Caillan, Calan, Calen, Callon, Callinan

Common Nicknames

Cal, Cally, Cal-C, Len, Callie, C, Cal-Bear, Cali, Lenny, Callo

Diminutives

Cal, Len, Callie, Cali, Lenny​

Famous People

  • Callen Schaub
    (Canadian Painter)
  • Callen John Thomas Jr.
    (American TV Actor)
  • Callen Hearne
    (American Photographer)
  • Callen Martin
    (American Baseball Player)
  • Callen Clarke
    (American Composer)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • G. Callen
    ("NCIS: Los Angeles," TV Series)
  • Callen Radcliffe "Cal" Tjader Jr.
    ("Callen," Album)

Places

  • Callen Village
    (Midi-Pyrenees, France)

What Is the Meaning of Callen?

Callen means “powerful in battle” and “brave.” It signifies strength and resilience, embodying a personality that is both steadfast and formidable.

What Is the Origin of The Name Callen?

The name Callen has Gaelic origins, derived from the Irish surname “Ó Cathaláin,” which means “descendant of Cathalán.”

Callen Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Callen in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#4582021#4582022#4482023
Top 3 Rankings#4482023#4582021#4582022

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Callen

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023448
(+10 from 2022)
686
(+16 from 2022)
0.03746
2022458
No change from 2021
670
(+14 from 2021)
0.03577
2021458
(+76 from 2020)
656
(+129 from 2020)
0.03501
2020534
(+16 from 2019)
527
(+16 from 2019)
0.02849
2019550
(+23 from 2018)
511
(+29 from 2018)
0.02659
2018573
(-8 from 2017)
482
(+2 from 2017)
0.02480
2017565
(-29 from 2016)
480
(-64 from 2016)
0.02425
2016536
(-17 from 2015)
544
(-10 from 2015)
0.02686
2015519
(-16 from 2014)
554
(-7 from 2014)
0.02710
2014503
(+89 from 2013)
561
(+133 from 2013)
0.02738
2013592
(-22 from 2012)
428
(-24 from 2012)
0.02118
2012570
(+23 from 2011)
452
(+31 from 2011)
0.02228
2011593
(+103 from 2010)
421
(+87 from 2010)
0.02072
2010696
(+942 from 2009)
334
(+238 from 2009)
0.01626
20091638
(+294 from 2008)
96
(+22 from 2008)
0.00453
20081932
(-72 from 2007)
74
(-3 from 2007)
0.00339
20071860
(+616 from 2006)
77
(+28 from 2006)
0.00348
20062476
(-211 from 2005)
49
(-3 from 2005)
0.00224
20052265
(+523 from 2004)
52
(+15 from 2004)
0.00244
20042788
(-360 from 2003)
37
(-6 from 2003)
0.00175
20032428
(+204 from 2002)
43
(+7 from 2002)
0.00205
20022632
(+299 from 2001)
36
(+5 from 2001)
0.00174
20012931
(+219 from 2000)
31
(+4 from 2000)
0.00150
20003150
(-211 from 1999)
27
(-1 from 1999)
0.00129
19992939
(-666 from 1998)
28
(-11 from 1998)
0.00137
19982273
(+550 from 1997)
39
(+12 from 1997)
0.00192
19972823
(-144 from 1996)
27
(-1 from 1996)
0.00135
19962679
(+82 from 1995)
28
(+2 from 1995)
0.00140
19952761
(+989 from 1994)
26
(+9 from 1994)
0.00129
19943750
(-250 from 1993)
17
(-1 from 1993)
0.00083
19933500
(-666 from 1992)
18
(-6 from 1992)
0.00087
19922834
(+154 from 1991)
24
(+3 from 1991)
0.00114
19912988
(+321 from 1990)
21
(+3 from 1990)
0.00099
19903309
(+500 from 1989)
18
(+4 from 1989)
0.00084
19893809
(-1300 from 1988)
14
(-9 from 1988)
0.00067
19882509
(+132 from 1987)
23
(+3 from 1987)
0.00115
19872641
(-131 from 1986)
20
(-1 from 1986)
0.00103
19862510
(+1297 from 1985)
21
(+10 from 1985)
0.00109
19853807
(+118 from 1984)
11
(+1 from 1984)
0.00057
19843925
(+214 from 1983)
10
(+1 from 1983)
0.00053
19834139
(+2247 from 1982)
9
(+4 from 1982)
0.00048
19826386
(-542 from 1977)
5
No change from 1977
0.00026
19810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19790
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19780
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19775844
(-1047 from 1975)
5
(-1 from 1975)
0.00029
19760
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19754797
(-852 from 1966)
6
(+1 from 1966)
0.00037
19740
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19730
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19720
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19710
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19700
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19690
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19680
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19670
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19663945
(-901 from 1963)
5
(-3 from 1963)
0.00028
19650
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19640
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19633044
(+596 from 1962)
8
(+2 from 1962)
0.00039
19623640
(-543 from 1961)
6
(-2 from 1961)
0.00029
19613097
(-411 from 1960)
8
(-2 from 1960)
0.00037
19602686
(+349 from 1959)
10
(+2 from 1959)
0.00046
19593035
(+911 from 1958)
8
(+3 from 1958)
0.00037
19583946
(+49 from 1957)
5
No change from 1957
0.00023
19573995
(-1026 from 1956)
5
(-3 from 1956)
0.00023
19562969
(+917 from 1955)
8
(+3 from 1955)
0.00037
19553886
(-1438 from 1954)
5
(-6 from 1954)
0.00024
19542448
First SSA data recorded
11
First SSA data recorded
0.00053
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Callen

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#5492021#4962022#6222023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#7152021#6852022#5602023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#3472021#3742022#3432023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#2892021#3182022#5522023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#2352021#2522022#2712023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#3052021#2582022#3122023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#6112021#6852022#6092023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#8182021#4592022#7332023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#3622021#3802022#3192023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#3822021#4162022#3462023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#4992021#4082022#6112023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#5152021#4992022#4042023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#3272021#3542022#3302023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#3082021#2202022#2202023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#3832021#3462022#3392023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#8442021#6502022#5892023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#4082021#4672022#3042023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#4042021#3552022#2622023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#5822021#5892022#5482023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#5312021#4892022#4862023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#3302021#3692022#3282023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#4382021#5622022#5762023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#2352021#2822022#2352023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#3862021#2802022#2622023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#5612021#6562022#5532023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#4652021#4502022#3812023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#3202021#4062022#4112023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#4232021#5942022#4552023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#3202020#8292021#4452023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#3572021#4032022#3052023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#6812021#4152022#4822023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4472021#4042022#2732023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#5862021#6092022#6052023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#4932021#3922022#5812023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3162020#3642021#2852022

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#1252021#2422022#1802023

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#2502019#1582022#1232023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#5532017#4612020#3782023

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2232016#1712020#1782021

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#1712016#2452019#1882021

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#2432014#1602015#2292020

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#2262021#3022022

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#2112021#1762023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#2322017

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#5152021

Popularity Rankings for Callen in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#3282021#2922022#2492023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#3632017

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#6312021#5722022#5162023

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#8312020#5922021#6402022

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#9962015#9462016

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Callen a Name for Boys or Girls?

While Callen has traditionally been a boy’s name, its increasing popularity as a unisex name.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Callen

Callen in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Callen Schaub (Painter, 1990): A contemporary Canadian painter known for his colorful and dynamic abstract works.
  • Callen John Thomas Jr. (TV Actor, 1944): An American television actor who has appeared in various TV series over the decades.
  • Callen Hearne (Photographer, 1992): An American photographer celebrated for his work in wedding and adventure photography.
  • Callen Martin (Baseball Player, 1988): An American baseball player who has played in various minor league teams.
  • Callen Clarke (Composer, 1965): An American composer known for his contributions to film scores and classical music.
  • G. Callen ("NCIS: Los Angeles," 2009 TV Series): A highly skilled and enigmatic special agent, portrayed by Chris O'Donnell.
  • Callen Radcliffe "Cal" Tjader Jr. ("Callen," 2018 Album): An album by the American Latin jazz musician showcasing his vibraphone mastery.
  • Callen Village (Midi-Pyrenees, France): A small village in the Midi-Pyrenees region known for its picturesque landscapes and traditional French charm .

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