Unisex name · since 1981
Kelin
478 babies named Kelin in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 478
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kelin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 478 have been recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelin has been recorded 478 times among boys since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2024.
- #8,126 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 478 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kelin ranks #8,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 478 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 478
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kelin's 478 recorded births place it above 82.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kelin splits its recorded history at 2001: 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 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kelin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kelin popularity over time - girls
321 total births recorded since 1968 (Kelin as girls' name)
Kelin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (177 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Kelin's strongest decade.
177 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
119 births
- 2000s
2000s
177 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 177 births (37% of all-time use).
Kelin by state
Where Kelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
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- Kelin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (177 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kelins (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1981–2024 (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 Kelin 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.