Caelan comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Slender.
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How popular is Caelan?
2001peak year
Today, Caelan is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2433), with only about 63 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2001, 135 babies were given the name (ranked #1068 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Caelan's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 3,085 babies have been registered as Caelan since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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