Kelin
Mostly boys · KEL-en · Irish
Kelin is a name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kelin come from?
Irish: spelling of Kellen; surname of uncertain origin, Irish or German
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- KEL-en
Meaning borrowed from Kellen. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kelin a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kelin has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.
How popular is Kelin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Kelin in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2010, 43% of the babies named Kelin in the US were girls.
Kelin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,449 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
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