Baby name
RISING
🇮🇪 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 Callahan
/KAL · uh · han/
Meaning
“Possibly bright-headed”
From an Irish surname, itself an Anglicized form of Ó Ceallacháin, taken from the given name Ceallachán, a diminutive of the Old Irish name Ceallach. Ceallach's own origin is disputed: it is variously explained as meaning 'bright-headed,' from a word for 'war, strife,' or connected to 'cell,' meaning 'church.'
Nicknames
cal
Vibe
ruggedwholesome
How it ages.
A surname-turned-first-name with rugged, all-American charm. Steady rather than trendy, it wears well over time without feeling dated.
The cultural moment.
Uncommon as a first name; most familiar in English-speaking countries as an Irish surname now worn by a small number of boys.