Is Kalin a boy or girl name?

Kalin is a unisex name. Of the 3,416 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 44.5% were girls and 55.5% were boys. It changed hands in 2009, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Kalin

Recorded 1959–2025 · United States

Kalin was most popular in 1994, when 162 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,912 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,416 people named Kalin.

Kalin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kalin’s peak in 1994. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kalin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kalin is a unisex name — 44.5% of the 3,416 Americans given it were girls and 55.5% were boys. It changed hands: since 2009 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 14% girls and 86% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Kalin

Where Kalin is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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