Given name
Khalin
“a strong warrior”
Khalin is a variant of Khalon. One American interpretation is “a strong warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Khalin is a variant of Khalon. One American interpretation is “a strong warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Khalin is a variant of Khalon. An origin associated with Khalon is American.
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
Khalin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 169
- 163 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,039 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,039 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 185 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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