Given name & surname
Kline
“a man of small stature”
Kline is a variant of Klein. One German interpretation is “a man of small stature.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kline is a variant of Klein. One German interpretation is “a man of small stature.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kline is a variant of Klein. An origin associated with Klein is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kline through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 244
- 238 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 17 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 boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 284 as a first name in 2020; 43,180 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.
Kline’s family of names
Kline has a related form in Klein. In Greek usage, Kline as a surname is a transliteration of Κλινέ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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