Kahlin
Kahlin Compound was an institution for part-Aboriginal people in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia between 1913 and 1939. After 1924, "half-caste" children were separated from their parents and other adults and moved to an institution at Myilly Point.
Meaning & Origin of Kahlin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kahlin Compound was an institution for part-Aboriginal people in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia between 1913 and 1939. After 1924, "half-caste" children were separated from their parents and other adults and moved to an institution at Myilly Point.
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Origin & history
The Story of Kahlin
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kahlin as a girl name dates back to 2005, when 6 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Kahlin — #14,501 in the national rankings. About 55% of every Kahlin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kahlin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kahlin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 6 births, good for #9,112 nationwide. About 56% of every Kahlin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kahlin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 70 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Kahlin
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- Alngindabu ; who was taken there in 1918 alongside two of her younger children: Joe McGinness .
- Val McGinness .
- Richard (Dick) Butler ; the 'horse-boy' there who was taken there in the 1910s.
- Joseph (Joe) Croft ; who was taken there in 1927.
- Alec Kruger ; was taken there in 1928.
- Daisy Ruddick ; who was taken there around 1920.
- Robert Tudawali ; who went there with his family in the 1930s.
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About the name Kahlin
Kahlin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 70 births in the dataset. Kahlin's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #9,112. Use the chart and map above to compare Kahlin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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