Kellin
Kellan, also spelt Kellin, is a male given name. Similar names include Kellen, Kaelan, Kallen, Kelan, and Kellyn.
Meaning & Origin of Kellin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kellan, also spelt Kellin, is a male given name. Similar names include Kellen, Kaelan, Kallen, Kelan, and Kellyn.
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The Story of Kellin
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kellin as a girl name dates back to 1984, when 5 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Kellin — #9,553 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Kellin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kellin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 94 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kellin as a boy name dates back to 1982, when 7 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 110 newborns named Kellin — #1,473 in the national rankings. About 49% of every Kellin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kellin ranks #2,972 for boys with 42 births, falling sharply (-23%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kellin
Kellin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Kellin's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #1,473. Use the chart and map above to compare Kellin'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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