Fun Facts About the Name Calin
- More than 1 thousand babies named Calin: U.S. records list 1,390 babies given the name Calin from 1880 through 2025. Even 224 girls received the name Calin - about 1 girl for every 5 boys.
What Does the Name Calin Mean?
Calin is an English spelling of the Romanian masculine name Călin. Its established meaning is "guelder rose," from the Romanian common noun călin, the name of the shrub Viburnum opulus (also called European cranberrybush). The Romanian word is generally derived from Slavic kalina, which has the same plant meaning; Bulgarian and Serbian have related forms. The personal name is therefore a plant name, and its literal sense is the shrub itself.
The feminine Romanian name Călina comes from the same word. Associations with beauty or gentleness are later symbolic readings rather than the etymology.
Calin Name History & Origins
Călin is a Romanian masculine given name and surname. It belongs to the Romanian stock of names taken from plants and natural words: the guelder rose grows in Romania and much of Europe, and its Romanian name supplied a personal name. The spelling Calin is the form normally used in English and in plain electronic text, where the Romanian letter ă is often dropped. The accent represents a central vowel in Romanian; it does not create a separate name.
How Popular is the Name Calin?
Calin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2011. Its best rank was #2,082 in 2011.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #17,053 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #15,192 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #10,567 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #15,601 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #12,894 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #12,626 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #9,003 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #10,037 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #12,643 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #15,848 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #7,381 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #12,011 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #7,803 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #9,395 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #8,450 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #7,207 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #8,175 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #7,181 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #13,777 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #9,605 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #9,456 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #9,816 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #9,383 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #8,902 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #6,663 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #7,029 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,190 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #5,257 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #3,901 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #3,999 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #4,388 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #4,293 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #4,662 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #4,248 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2017 | #3,392 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2016 | #4,343 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #2,926 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2014 | #2,850 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2013 | #2,570 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2012 | #2,599 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2011 | #2,082 | 64 | 0.0034% |
| 2010 | #3,080 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #3,411 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #3,659 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 2007 | #3,611 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 2006 | #3,033 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2005 | #3,958 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #3,881 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2003 | #3,852 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #3,112 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2001 | #3,430 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #3,437 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #3,118 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #2,561 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1997 | #3,079 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #3,413 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #3,574 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #2,630 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1993 | #3,159 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #3,123 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #2,839 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #3,072 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1989 | #2,421 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1988 | #2,378 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1987 | #2,961 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #3,151 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #2,435 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1984 | #5,660 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #3,257 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #6,495 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,592 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,380 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #4,481 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,108 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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