Given name & surname
Kallin
“a handsome man”
Kallin is a variant of Kallen. One Greek interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kallin is a variant of Kallen. One Greek interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kallin is a variant of Kallen. An origin associated with Kallen is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kallin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 207
- 183 boys · 24 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,185 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,185 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 260 as a first name in 2020; 324 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.
Kallin’s family of names
Kallin has a related form in Kallen. In Greek usage, Kallin as a surname is a transliteration of Καλλίν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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