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“Variant of Cathal — battle rule (from Celtic cath 'battle' + val 'rule')” — Irish Gaelic origin
Girl's name · #2616 in the US (2025) · Trending
Callan is climbing: on the charts since 1982, it is ranked #2616 in 2025, with about 70 girls given the name last year. Roughly 1,500 have carried it all-time. It is also an American family name — about 4,500 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census. About 96% of babies named Callan in recent years have been boys.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 26 notable people named Callan:
Similar names: Callahan · Kodie · Kalayah · Morrigan · Kayce · Keaton
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