Kalin
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in England and Wales.
Kalin by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Kalin. In the US, 37 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 94 babies in 1994, making it a 1990s name.
What we can tell you about Kalin
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kalin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kalvinbald friend; a form of Calvin174 in the US (2017)
- Kainspear; a variant spelling of Kane or Cain167 in the US (2017)
- Kavinhandsome at birth; a form of Kevin95 in the US (2017)
- Kolinpeople's victory; a form of Colin36 in the US (2017)
- Karinpure; a form of Karen30 in the US (2017)
- Kalilfriend, companion24 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kalin
Names that are said the same way as Kalin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Callanpowerful warrior; a form of cailean393 in the US (2017)
- Calanbright; from calan dawn6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kalonbeautiful and good; from kalon14 in the US (2017)
- Caileanyoung warrior; a form of Cailum4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Calonheart4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Callen489 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kalin
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