Callin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAL-an
- Origin
- Irish
Callin is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Callin come from?
Irish: spelling of Callan; surname and place name
Meaning borrowed from Callan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Callin a girl's or a boy's name?
Callin is a boys' name.
How popular is Callin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Callin in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Callin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
Nicknames for Callin
- Cal 10 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Callin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden Aiden Declan Keegan Ronan Finn Kayden Cannon Kian Finnegan Conan Deacon
Names related to Callin
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Casey Kennedy Lennon Kevin Sloane
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Callin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/callin, updated 20 October 2026.