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Kellin

Boy

Meaning of Kellin: Irish: 'slender'

Kellin is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2789th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2789

44 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,279

First recorded 1982 · peak 2014

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 17 babies1986: 27 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 15 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 13 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 16 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 17 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 19 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 14 babies2010: 19 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 36 babies2013: 79 babies2014: 110 babies2015: 76 babies2016: 97 babies2017: 67 babies2018: 65 babies2019: 51 babies2020: 52 babies20202021: 70 babies2022: 51 babies2023: 52 babies2024: 42 babies2025: 44 babies
US babies named Kellin per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 110.

Gender split

93% boys · 7% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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