Is Calin a boy or girl name?

Calin is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,390 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 16.1% were girls and 83.9% were boys.

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Calin

Recorded 1960–2025 · United States

Calin was most popular in 2011, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,450 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,390 people named Calin.

Calin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Calin’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Calin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Calin is mostly a boy’s name — 16.1% of the 1,390 Americans given it were girls and 83.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org