Calihan
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 4 babies a year in England and Wales.
Calihan by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Calihan.
What we can tell you about Calihan
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Calihan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Calahanbright headed; a form of Callahan9 in the US (2017)
- Calian5 in the US (2017)
- Callanpowerful warrior; a form of cailean393 in the US (2017)
- Callahanbright-headed or bright-headed warrior197 in the US (2017)
- Cainanpossessor, one who acquires40 in the US (2017)
- Calanbright; from calan dawn6 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Calihan
Names that are said the same way as Calihan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Caelanpowerful warrior; from Caolán119 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kaelanslender or fair; a form of Kaelen17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Caolanslender warrior; a form of Caolán17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Caelinslender or fair; variant of Caolan or Kaelin16 in the US (2017)
- Kaelenslender or fair; a form of Kaelen/Kealan7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Callaghanbright-headed; a form of Ceallachán3 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Calihan
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