Unisex name · since 1959
Kalin
1,897 babies named Kalin in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,202 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,897
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,897 babies have been named Kalin since 1959, making it today's #6202 unisex name.
Kalin has 1,897 recorded births among boys since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6202 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #3,417 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,202 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,897 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kalin ranks #3,417 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,202 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,897 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,202 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,897
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kalin's 1,897 recorded births place it above 92.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kalin compares
1,897 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Kalin's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kalin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,897 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kalin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kalin splits its recorded history at 1996: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 94 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kalin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Kalin popularity over time - girls
1,519 total births recorded since 1970 (Kalin as girls' name)
Kalin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (670 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Kalin's strongest decade.
670 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Kalin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
302 births
- 1990s
1990s
670 births
- 2000s
2000s
405 births
- 2010s
2010s
325 births
- 2020s 99
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 670 births (35% of all-time use).
How Kalin 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 Kalin's total volume
Kalin by state
Where Kalin concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 152 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Utah | | 46 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 40 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 37 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 32 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 14 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.5% |
152 of 1,897 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Kalin appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kalin's data
- Kalin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (670 total births); usage has since declined to 99 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kalins (152 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 Kalin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Kalin 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.