Kaelin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-lin
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #14,937 for girls
Kaelin is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
Where does Kaelin come from?
Modern: variant of Kaylin, from Kay and Lynn
Is Kaelin a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaelin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Kaelin in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kaelin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kaelin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | #6,493 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 2 | #6,210 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 2 | #6,266 |
| 2011 | 2 | #6,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 2 | #5,967 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2 | #5,689 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
How popular is Kaelin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #14,937among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Kaelin, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 196 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981. 6 boys were also named Kaelin in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Kaelin in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2019, 62% of the babies named Kaelin in the US were girls.
Kaelin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 13 | #8,019 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5,794 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5,043 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4,082 |
| 2015 | 36 | #4,068 |
| 2014 | 38 | #3,923 |
| 2013 | 51 | #3,165 |
| 2012 | 49 | #3,313 |
| 2011 | 57 | #2,988 |
| 2010 | 79 | #2,386 |
| 2009 | 118 | #1,822 |
| 2008 | 121 | #1,800 |
| 2007 | 153 | #1,510 |
| 2006 | 157 | #1,436 |
| 2005 | 196 | #1,173 |
| 2004 | 130 | #1,532 |
| 2003 | 142 | #1,394 |
| 2002 | 75 | #2,196 |
| 2001 | 109 | #1,658 |
| 2000 | 90 | #1,881 |
| 1999 | 81 | #1,937 |
| 1998 | 77 | #1,955 |
| 1997 | 120 | #1,398 |
| 1996 | 118 | #1,397 |
| 1995 | 160 | #1,104 |
| 1994 | 89 | #1,670 |
| 1993 | 38 | #3,047 |
| 1992 | 45 | #2,682 |
| 1991 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 1990 | 33 | #3,292 |
| 1989 | 39 | #2,804 |
| 1988 | 33 | #3,034 |
| 1987 | 26 | #3,421 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,909 |
| 1981 | 13 | #5,253 |
Names like Kaelin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Kian Aiden Finn Brody Keegan Caelan Ronan Kody Declan Logan Brayden
Names related to Kaelin
Kaelan Kalen Kailen Kaelen Kalin Kellin Kaelon Kelan Kaylin Kaelyn Kelani Kalina Kaelynn Kaelani Keylin
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kaelin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaelin, updated 20 October 2026.