Kaladin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAL-a-din
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,486 for boys
Kaladin is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,486th for boys in the US (119 babies).
What does Kaladin mean?
Modern: invented by fantasy author Brandon Sanderson
Kaladin is the hero of Brandon Sanderson's fantasy series The Stormlight Archive, which began in 2010.
Is Kaladin a girl's or a boy's name?
Kaladin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 119 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kaladin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,486th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 119 about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 114% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 119 boys in the US were named Kaladin, making it the 1,486th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,263rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 133 boys. It first appears in the records in 2012.
Half of all the boys named Kaladin in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 135 boys in the US were given Kaladin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,244, up from #1,486 for this spelling alone.
- Kaladin 119
- Caladin 16
Kaladin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 119 | #1,486 |
| 2024 | 133 | #1,405 |
| 2023 | 97 | #1,718 |
| 2022 | 115 | #1,551 |
| 2021 | 80 | #1,902 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,263 |
| 2019 | 49 | #2,625 |
| 2018 | 54 | #2,416 |
| 2017 | 43 | #2,797 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
Nicknames for Kaladin
- Kal 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kaladin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassian, Kyaire, Kayden, Finnegan, Callahan, Azaiah, Rayden, Killian, Kashton, Khaza, Eziah, Brecken
Other spellings of Kaladin
Names related to Kaladin
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Kaladin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kaladin, updated 20 October 2026.