Given name & surname
Kaline
“resembling a delicate flower”
Kaline is a variant of Kaleen. One Slavic interpretation is “resembling a delicate flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kaline is a variant of Kaleen. One Slavic interpretation is “resembling a delicate flower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kaline is a variant of Kaleen. An origin associated with Kaleen is Slavic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kaline through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27
- 0 boys · 27 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 169 as a first name in 2020; 153 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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