Given name & surname
Kellin
“a slender, beautiful, and powerful woman”·“one who is slender”·“from the swamp”
Kellin is a variant of Kellen. Interpretations include “a slender, beautiful, and powerful woman”, “one who is slender”, and “from the swamp”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kellin is a variant of Kellen. Interpretations include “a slender, beautiful, and powerful woman”, “one who is slender”, and “from the swamp”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kellin is a variant of Kellen. An origin associated with Kellen is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kellin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,279
- 1,185 boys · 94 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 110 babies
- 2025
- 44
- #2,861 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 44 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,861 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 110 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,052 as a first name in 2020; 128 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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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