Kline
The Story of Kline
The earliest SSA record of Kline as a baby boy name dates back to 1913, when 12 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Kline — #2,265 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Kline on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Kline last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 238 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kline
Kline is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 238 births in the dataset. Kline's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #2,265. Use the chart and map above to compare Kline'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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