male NAME · CURRENTLY #227
Callahan
KAL-uh-han
““Descendant of Ceallachán”; Ceallachán is often interpreted as “little bright-headed one.””
An Irish surname-derived given name from the family name Ó Ceallacháin.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Callahan has traveled through time
51985
61990
211995
532000
452005
592010
1102015
3292020
1,6822025
LATEST YEAR20251,682 births
PEAK RANK#227in 2025
CURRENT USAGE6.9% F93.1% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.