Recorded 1992–2021 Boys' name Peak 2006 421 births

Balin — boys' name

421 babies named Balin in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s352000s2202010s1602020s6
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Balin was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

37 babies were named Balin in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Balin

The Social Security Administration has registered 421 babies named Balin between 1992 and 2021, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Balin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Balin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 220 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Balin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Balin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 421 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Balin at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

421

Since 1992

30 years of records

Peak year

2006

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1992

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2021

Balin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1992

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
37
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 2021201520112007200319991992 5

Balin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
220 births that decade — 52% of Balin's all-time total
1990s352000s2202010s1602020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Balin?
421 babies have been named Balin since 1992. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 37 births.
When was Balin most popular?
Balin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 220 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Balin been used?
Balin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 30 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Balin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baltazar, Baldemar, Ballard, Baldomero, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.