Unisex name · since 1995
Kahlin
Kahlin has 70 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,822 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
70 boys have been named Kahlin since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kahlin recorded 70 times among boys since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2020.
- #19,822 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 70 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kahlin ranks #19,822 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,822 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kahlin's 70 recorded births place it above 56.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kahlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kahlin splits its recorded history at 2004: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kahlin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2020
- Peak year (2000)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Kahlin popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2005 (Kahlin as girls' name)
Kahlin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (39 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Kahlin's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Kahlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39 births (56% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kahlin's data
- Kahlin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kahlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1995–2020 (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 Kahlin 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.