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By Grace Royal · Jul 2026

kah-LEEN

Kalin

OriginBulgarian
Meaning"viburnum"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Kalin as a girl's name

About Kalin

Variation of Cailean

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#4,000#5,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,5023116.1
2015#4,0292613.6
2016#3,3983317.4
2017#4,0382614
2018#3,6603016.5
2019#4,2792413.4
2020#4,7812011.6
2021#4,5532212.6
2022#4,9322011.5
2023—00
2024—00
2025—00
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Kalins

  • Kalin Jay Lucas

    American basketball player

  • Kalin White

    American singer in the duo Kalin and Myles

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