girl's name
Kahlan
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,913
Ireland
#690
2010 births
Kahlan is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2010, when 160 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1995.
Kahlan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 55 |
| 2000s | 477 |
| 2010s | 876 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 161 |
How popular is Kahlan?
In 2025, Kahlan was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kahlan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kahlan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kahlan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kahlan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kahlan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kahlan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kahlan
How popular is the name Kahlan?
In 2025, Kahlan was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kahlan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kahlan is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kahlan most popular?
Kahlan peaked in 2010, when 160 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kahlan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kahlan currently ranks #7,776 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.