How Many People Are Named Kalin?
An estimated 3,309 people in the United States have the first name Kalin. It is used for both genders, with 55.3% male. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Kalin peaked in popularity in 1994 with 162 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kalin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kalin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kalin is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
3,309
About 1 in 103,582 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
55.3% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1994
162 births
Total Registered
3,402
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kalin
Kalin is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (55.3%) and females (44.7%). Out of 3,402 total births registered, 1,883 were male and 1,519 were female.
Kalin as a male name
Ranked #7,997 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (94 births)
Kalin as a female name
Ranked #14,239 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1998 (84 births)
Kalin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kalin span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,266 babies were registered. Kalin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kalin by Decade
How has Kalin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kalin by State
Birth registrations for Kalin span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Utah. The lowest are in Tennessee, Kentucky, Colorado. On average, about 41 Kalins were registered per state.
Kalin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kalin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kalin
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kalin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kalin?
We estimate approximately 3,309 people named Kalin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 103,582 Americans share this first name.
Is Kalin a common name?
Kalin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,402 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kalin most popular?
Kalin reached peak popularity in 1994, when 162 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kalin is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kalin a male name?
Kalin is predominantly male. 55.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kalin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kalin Smith, Kalin Johnson, Kalin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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