Kellin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEL-in
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #2,832 for boys
Kellin is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,832nd for boys in the US (44 babies).
Where does Kellin come from?
Irish: probably a spelling of Kellan, of uncertain Irish origin
Is Kellin a girl's or a boy's name?
Kellin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 44 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kellin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,832nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44 about 1 in 39,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the US were named Kellin, making it the 2,832nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,466th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 110 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Kellin in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 550 boys in the US were given Kellin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #536, up from #2,832 for this spelling alone.
Kellin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #2,832 |
| 2024 | 42 | #2,957 |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,540 |
| 2022 | 51 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,172 |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,466 |
| 2019 | 51 | #2,555 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2,146 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,065 |
| 2016 | 91 | #1,706 |
| 2015 | 76 | #1,910 |
| 2014 | 110 | #1,473 |
| 2013 | 74 | #1,902 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,094 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
Names like Kellin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Brayden, Declan, Kayden, Finn, Kian, Ronan, Aiden, Callan, Finnegan, Deacon, Cannon
Other spellings of Kellin
Names related to Kellin
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Lennon, Cillian, Kevin
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, “Kellin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kellin, updated 20 October 2026.