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Kahlan

95% girls · 20 born in 2025

Kahlan has been given to about 1,569 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2010, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,560
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kahlan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2010 · 160
  • Born in 202520
  • All time1,569

How popular is Kahlan?

Its best year was 2010, when 160 babies were given the name, ranking 1461st. The typical living American called Kahlan is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Kahlan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kaylan0.88
  2. Karan0.75
  3. Kayla0.65
  4. Karla0.65
  5. Kala0.65
  6. Kaylah0.65
  7. Kathlyn0.65
  8. Kaylani0.64

Middle names for Kahlan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kahlan Eve0.80
  2. Kahlan Elizabeth0.78
  3. Kahlan Josephine0.78
  4. Kahlan Anne0.78
  5. Kahlan Rose0.77
  6. Kahlan Louise0.77

Sibling names for Kahlan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.85
  2. Yarelisister · 0.85
  3. Janiyahsister · 0.84
  4. Braylenbrother · 0.84
  5. Azariasister · 0.84
  6. Izaiahbrother · 0.83

Where Kahlan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kahlan Anderson0.74
    2. Kahlan White0.72
    3. Kahlan Reyes0.72
    4. Kahlan Moore0.72
    5. Kahlan Lee0.72
    6. Kahlan Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kahlan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.