Unisex name · since 1982
Kellin
Kellin has 1,185 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,622 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,859 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,185
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kellin is the #2859 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,185 recorded since 1982.
Kellin has 1,185 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2859 as of the latest data, more common than 79% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #4,622 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,859 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,185 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kellin ranks #4,622 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,859 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,185 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,622 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,859 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,185
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kellin's 1,185 recorded births place it above 89.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kellin compares
1,185 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
Kellin's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kellin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,185 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kellin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kellin splits its recorded history at 2004: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 110 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kellin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kellin popularity over time - girls
94 total births recorded since 1984 (Kellin as girls' name)
Kellin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (604 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Kellin's strongest decade.
604 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Kellin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 97
1980s
97 births
- 1990s 81
1990s
81 births
- 2000s 97
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
604 births
- 2020s
2020s
306 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 604 births (51% of all-time use).
How Kellin 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 Kellin's total volume
Kellin by state
Where Kellin concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 76 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 36 | 3.0% |
| #3 | California | | 32 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 22 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #8 | New York | | 11 | 0.9% |
76 of 1,185 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Kellin appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kellin's data
- Kellin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (604 total births) through the 2020s (306) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kellins (76 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kellin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
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, 1982–2025 (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 Kellin 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.