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Kellin

93% boys · 44 born in 2025

Kellin has been given to about 1,279 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,248
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kellin per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 110
  • Born in 202544
  • All time1,279

How popular is Kellin?

Its best year was 2014, when 110 babies were given the name, ranking 1479th. The typical living American called Kellin is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Kellin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kelvin0.88
  2. Kevin0.82
  3. Melvin0.75
  4. Collin0.75
  5. Merlin0.75
  6. Delvin0.75
  7. Verlin0.75
  8. Colin0.71

Middle names for Kellin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kellin Paul0.77
  2. Kellin John0.77
  3. Kellin Lee0.77
  4. Kellin Dean0.76
  5. Kellin Blake0.76
  6. Kellin Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Kellin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.90
  2. Seraphinasister · 0.90
  3. Neriahsister · 0.90
  4. Yahyabrother · 0.90
  5. Emilianasister · 0.90
  6. Ayaneither · 0.89

Where Kellin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kellin Anderson0.77
    2. Kellin Reyes0.72
    3. Kellin Moore0.72
    4. Kellin Lee0.72
    5. Kellin Hall0.72
    6. Kellin Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kellin

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.