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 [ 2 syll. kel-len, ke-ll-en ] The boy name Kellen is also used as a girl name, but it is much more common for boys. Its pronunciation is KEHLahN KEY. Kellen is used chiefly in the English language, and it is derived from Irish Gaelic and Celtic origins. Irish Gaelic and Celtic origin: Derived from the element 'caol' which means narrow, slender. Kalin (English), Kelin (English), Kellan (English), Kelle (English), and Kellin (English) are variants of Kellen. In addition, Kellen is a variant of the name Kelly (English and Irish) in the English language. Kellen is also a variant of the name Kelan (English). Kellen is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1980s; before that, it was of irregular use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.029% of baby boys were given the name Kellen. It ranked at #444 then. Out of all boy names in its group, Kellen was the most frequently used in 2008. Kellen has mostly been a boy name in the past century. Baby names that sound like Kellen include Kelan (English), Kelen (English), Kellan (English), Kalen (English and German), Kalin (English), Kallum (English and Scottish), Kalman (German), Kalum (English and Scottish), Kálmán (Hungarian), Kealan (English), Keelan (English), Kelemen (Hungarian), Kelin (English), Kellin (English), Kelwyn (English), Killian (English, French, German, and Irish), Klema (Czech), Klemen (Slavic), Klemo (Czech), and Kolman (Czech and German). KEY: Pronunciation for Kellen: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
