Callan

Where Callan comes from

Borrowed from Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Callan
Callan through the years
  1. 1957
    First appearance
    #3,993 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1975
    Callan Mulvey born
    New Zealand-born Australian actor
  3. 1995
    Callan McAuliffe born
    actor
  4. 2001
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  5. 2025
    Peak, #190
    1,917 babies named Callan, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Callan McAuliffe · actor, born 1995
  • Callan Mulvey · New Zealand-born Australian actor, born 1975
  • Callan Elliot · New Zealand association football player, born 1999
  • Callan Foote · American ice hockey player, born 1998
  • Callan Chythlook-Sifsof · American snowboarder, born 1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.