Kellin
Kellin was the 2861st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1479th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 937 places. More babies were named Kellin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,861 boys, down 373 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014110 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,279babies recorded
Kellin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 94 since 1984.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,861 | 44 |
| 2020 | #2,488 | 52 |
| 2010 | #4,944 | 19 |
| 2000 | #6,594 | 10 |
| 1990 | #4,850 | 11 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kellin, counting every spelling?
Kellin is a spelling of Kellan, a name family that ranked #585 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,861 for Kellin on its own. Together these spellings went to 494 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellan | 215 | #1,031 | 1,293 |
| Kellen | 202 | #1,069 | 1,239 |
| Kellin | 44 | #2,861 | 254 |
| Kelan | 20 | #4,953 | 101 |
| Kelyn | 7 | #10,211 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kellin?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kellin (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kellin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kellin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kellin?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Kellin are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Kellin a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kellin by state
How common Kellin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kellin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kellin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kellin
How popular is the name Kellin?
Kellin was the 2861st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 1479th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 937 places. More babies were named Kellin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kellin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kellin in the US.
Where is Kellin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kellin was most common in Ohio (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and Texas.