Calin Boy
How popular is Calin?
#6,140 boy name in 2025
14 baby boys were named Calin in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
1,364living people named Calin (est.)
21median age of people named Calin
1,390babies named Calin since 1880
1 in 236,810US babies born in 2025
Calin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,140 for boys (▼ 903 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-65% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,918 in 2015, #4,271 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (64 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,076 in 2011 |
| First recorded | 1960 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Calin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Callan family of names ranked #126 for boys in 2025 (#144 the year before), with 3,050 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Callan | 1,917 | 63% |
| Callen | 579 | 19% |
| Kallen | 150 | 5% |
| Kalen | 71 | 2% |
| Kallan | 82 | 3% |
| Calen | 35 | 1% |
| Calan | 34 | 1% |
| Kailen | 23 | 1% |
| Kailan | 28 | 1% |
| Kalan | 26 | 1% |
| Kaylon | 23 | 1% |
| Calin | 14 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Calin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 | #4,037 |
| 1980s | 140 | #2,362 |
| 1990s | 234 | #2,549 |
| 2000s | 272 | #3,023 |
| 2010s | 377 | #2,076 |
| 2020s | 133 | #3,880 |
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Questions
- Is Calin a boy or girl name?
- Calin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Calin were boys.
- How popular is the name Calin?
- 14 baby boys were named Calin in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
- When was Calin most popular?
- Calin peaked in 2011, when 64 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,076 in 2011.
- How many people are named Calin?
- 1,390 babies have been named Calin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,364 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.