Given name
Caelin
“a young woman; a lass”·“a slender warrior; one who is slender and fair”
Caelin is a variant of Cailin. One interpretation is “a young woman; a lass.” Caelin is a variant of Caelan. One interpretation is “a slender warrior; one who is slender and fair.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Caelin is a variant of Cailin. One interpretation is “a young woman; a lass.” Caelin is a variant of Caelan. One interpretation is “a slender warrior; one who is slender and fair.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caelin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 769
- 339 boys · 430 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,345 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −59%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,345 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 772 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Caelin’s family of names
Caelin has a related form in Cailin. Caelin has a related form in Caelan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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