Is Kalin a boy or girl name?
Kalin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 10 boys were named Kalin, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 44.7% of the 3,402 US babies named Kalin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,997
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kalin since 1959
- 3,402
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 162 babies
Boys and girls named Kalin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 52 | 46 | 46.9% |
| 1980s | 302 | 254 | 45.7% |
| 1990s | 670 | 596 | 47.1% |
| 2000s | 405 | 448 | 52.5% |
| 2010s | 325 | 169 | 34.2% |
| 2020s | 85 | 6 | 6.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,997 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,705 | 6 | #14,239 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,932 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,553 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,781 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,279 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,660 | 6 | #14,676 |
| 2017 | 26 | #4,038 | 11 | #9,615 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,398 | 12 | #9,131 |
| 2015 | 26 | #4,029 | 19 | #6,578 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3,502 | 18 | #6,847 |
| 2013 | 32 | #3,373 | 25 | #5,394 |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,423 | 20 | #6,461 |
| 2011 | 46 | #2,652 | 24 | #5,637 |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,708 | 34 | #4,349 |
| 2009 | 72 | #1,965 | 40 | #3,915 |
| 2008 | 38 | #3,078 | 39 | #4,045 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,746 | 39 | #4,014 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,420 | 42 | #3,694 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,282 | 50 | #3,145 |
| 2004 | 42 | #2,587 | 39 | #3,710 |
| 2003 | 42 | #2,490 | 49 | #3,066 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,848 | 49 | #2,995 |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,326 | 50 | #2,893 |
| 2000 | 45 | #2,210 | 51 | #2,836 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,123 | 62 | #2,386 |
| 1998 | 61 | #1,690 | 84 | #1,838 |
| 1997 | 67 | #1,545 | 68 | #2,083 |
| 1996 | 87 | #1,269 | 62 | #2,193 |
| 1995 | 84 | #1,283 | 45 | #2,703 |
| 1994 | 94 | #1,185 | 68 | #2,050 |
| 1993 | 65 | #1,452 | 58 | #2,248 |
| 1992 | 64 | #1,444 | 51 | #2,495 |
| 1991 | 53 | #1,600 | 51 | #2,465 |
| 1990 | 50 | #1,647 | 47 | #2,539 |
| 1989 | 52 | #1,556 | 46 | #2,498 |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,633 | 31 | #3,185 |
| 1987 | 29 | #2,089 | 35 | #2,810 |
| 1986 | 45 | #1,501 | 35 | #2,752 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,099 | 23 | #3,664 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,489 | 19 | #4,062 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,986 | 28 | #3,017 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,644 | 20 | #3,941 |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,118 | 5 | #11,133 |
| 1980 | 15 | #3,025 | 12 | #5,684 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,841 | 7 | #8,436 |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,004 | 7 | #8,011 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,484 | 5 | #10,303 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,032 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,895 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,356 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,977 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,714 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,282 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,636 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,197 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,379 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,331 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,342 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,842 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,330 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,430 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kalin reached #1,185 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #1,838 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kalin
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.