Kelin
Kelin was an ancient Iberian city located on the hill of Los Villares. The site was inhabited from the Proto-Iberian period to the Late Iberian period. The site was walled and covered around 10 hectares. The archaeological site has been known from the mid-18th century, although it was first excavated archaeologically in 1956, with later campaigns as recent as 2011.
Meaning & Origin of Kelin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kelin was an ancient Iberian city located on the hill of Los Villares. The site was inhabited from the Proto-Iberian period to the Late Iberian period. The site was walled and covered around 10 hectares. The archaeological site has been known from the mid-18th century, although it was first excavated archaeologically in 1956, with later campaigns as recent as 2011.
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The Story of Kelin
As a girl name
American parents first put Kelin on the record books as a girl name in 1968, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 21 Kelins were born — ranking #6,322 that year. About 37% of every Kelin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kelin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 321 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kelin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1981, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 30 births, good for #3,451 nationwide. About 37% of every Kelin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kelin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 478 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kelin
Kelin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 478 births in the dataset. Kelin's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #3,451. Use the chart and map above to compare Kelin'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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