Kalin Boy
How popular is Kalin?
#6,140 boy name in 2025
14 baby boys were named Kalin in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
Kalin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,140 for boys (▲ 1620 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-46% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,980 in 2015, #4,694 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1994 (94 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,174 in 1994 |
| First recorded | 1959 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 86% boys, 14% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kalin 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.
Where Kalin is most popular
Babies named Kalin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Kalin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1960s | 37 | #3,061 |
| 1970s | 52 | #2,776 |
| 1980s | 302 | #1,492 |
| 1990s | 670 | #1,174 |
| 2000s | 405 | #1,958 |
| 2010s | 325 | #2,625 |
| 2020s | 99 | #4,490 |
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Questions
- Is Kalin a boy or girl name?
- Kalin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 86% of babies named Kalin were boys.
- How popular is the name Kalin?
- 14 baby boys were named Kalin in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
- When was Kalin most popular?
- Kalin peaked in 1994, when 94 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,174 in 1994.
- How many people are named Kalin?
- 3,416 babies have been named Kalin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,336 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Kalin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kalin was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
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.