Callen
Meaning
"battle"
Origin: Scottish Gaelic
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #478
- Total SSA Count
- 643
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Cal
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"battle"
Origin: Scottish Gaelic
"pearl"
Origin: Latin via Yiddish
Callen is more popular, ranked #478 vs #5576 for Perl.
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Callen is more popular, ranked #478 compared to Perl at #5576 in the United States.
Callen means "battle" (Scottish Gaelic origin). Perl means "pearl" (Latin via Yiddish origin).
Callen is primarily a boy name. Perl is primarily a girl name.