Unisex name · since 1960
Calin
1,166 babies named Calin in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,662 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,205 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,166
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Calin is the #6205 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,166 recorded since 1960.
Calin has 1,166 recorded births among boys since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6205 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #4,662 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,205 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,166 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Calin ranks #4,662 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,205 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,166 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,662 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,205 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,166
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Calin's 1,166 recorded births place it above 89.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Calin compares
1,166 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Calin's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Calin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,166 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 64 | 34 | 22,252 |
Calin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Calin's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Calin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Calin popularity over time - girls
224 total births recorded since 1985 (Calin as girls' name)
Calin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (377 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Calin's strongest decade.
377 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Calin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1980s 140
1980s
140 births
- 1990s
1990s
234 births
- 2000s
2000s
272 births
- 2010s
2010s
377 births
- 2020s 133
2020s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 377 births (32% of all-time use).
How Calin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Calin's total volume
Calin by state
Where Calin concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
27 of 1,166 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Calin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (377 total births) through the 2020s (133) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Calins (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Calin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Calin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.