Kalin
Kalin is a name with a single cultural origin: Bulgarian.
- Bulgarian
Meaning & Origin of Kalin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kalin is a name with a single cultural origin: Bulgarian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bulgarian
The Story of Kalin
As a girl name
Kalin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1970, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1998: 84 births, good for #1,830 nationwide. About 39% of every Kalin on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Kalin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kalin as a boy name dates back to 1959, when 7 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 94 newborns named Kalin — #1,178 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Kalin on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kalin ranks #7,351 for boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-49%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kalin
Kalin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kalin's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #1,178. Use the chart and map above to compare Kalin'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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