Unisex name · since 1981
Kaelin
Kaelin has 2,737 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,810 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,440 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,737
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaelin currently ranks #15440 among unisex names in America, with 2,737 babies recorded since 1981.
Kaelin has 2,737 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15440 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #3,810 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,440 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,737 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kaelin ranks #3,810 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,440 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,737 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,810 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,440 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,737
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kaelin's 2,737 recorded births place it above 94.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kaelin compares
2,737 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kaelin's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kaelin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,737 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 196 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kaelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kaelin's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2025, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 196, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kaelin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 196
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Kaelin popularity over time - boys
926 total births recorded since 1984 (Kaelin as boys' name)
Kaelin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,291 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Kaelin's strongest decade.
1,291 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kaelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 184
1980s
184 births
- 1990s
1990s
794 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,291 births
- 2010s 408
2010s
408 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,291 births (47% of all-time use).
How Kaelin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kaelin's total volume
Kaelin by state
Where Kaelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 268 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 134 | 4.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 102 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 90 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 81 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 78 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 59 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 48 | 1.8% |
268 of 2,737 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Kaelin appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kaelin's data
- Kaelin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,291 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kaelins (268 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kaelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Kaelin 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.