Fun Facts About the Name Kaelin
- More than 3 thousand babies named Kaelin: U.S. records list 3,663 babies given the name Kaelin from 1880 through 2025. Even 926 boys received the name Kaelin - about 1 boy for every 3 girls.
What Does the Name Kaelin Mean?
Kaelin is most often explained as an anglicized Irish name meaning slender and fair. It is linked to the Irish female name Caoilfhionn, formed from caol (slender) and fionn (fair or white). A shorter Irish derivation is also sometimes given: Caolán, a male name built on caol with a diminutive ending, and therefore little slender one or simply slender. In English-speaking countries, Kaelin is also used as a feminine spelling variant of Kaylin, a modern name whose meaning is uncertain. The exact line from these Irish forms to the modern spelling Kaelin is not fully documented, so the meaning is best given as slender and fair in the Irish-derived explanation.
Kaelin Name History & Origins
Kaelin belongs to a group of names built on the Irish element caol (slender). The traditional female name Caoilfhionn combines caol with fionn (fair or white), and was anglicized in forms such as Keelin. The male name Caolán adds a diminutive suffix to caol and has been anglicized as Keelan or Kelan. Kaelin is one of several English spellings associated with these names. In the United States and other English-speaking countries, it is also used alongside Kaylin, Kailyn, and similar spellings; those English forms are often treated as a separate modern naming tradition, not as a direct continuation of one Irish name.
How Popular is the Name Kaelin?
Kaelin 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 2005. Its best rank was #1,010 in 1995.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,016 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #8,248 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #7,808 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #8,237 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #7,375 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #5,884 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #7,557 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #5,115 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #4,123 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2015 | #4,105 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2014 | #3,958 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2013 | #3,202 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2012 | #3,338 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2011 | #3,001 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 2010 | #2,392 | 79 | 0.0044% |
| 2009 | #1,825 | 118 | 0.0064% |
| 2008 | #1,803 | 121 | 0.0064% |
| 2007 | #1,513 | 153 | 0.0080% |
| 2006 | #1,438 | 157 | 0.0083% |
| 2005 | #1,177 | 196 | 0.0106% |
| 2004 | #1,537 | 130 | 0.0071% |
| 2003 | #1,402 | 142 | 0.0078% |
| 2002 | #2,212 | 75 | 0.0042% |
| 2001 | #1,666 | 109 | 0.0061% |
| 2000 | #1,892 | 90 | 0.0050% |
| 1999 | #1,945 | 81 | 0.0046% |
| 1998 | #1,965 | 77 | 0.0044% |
| 1997 | #1,403 | 120 | 0.0069% |
| 1996 | #1,403 | 118 | 0.0067% |
| 1995 | #1,111 | 160 | 0.0091% |
| 1994 | #1,679 | 89 | 0.0050% |
| 1993 | #3,074 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1992 | #2,706 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1991 | #3,329 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1990 | #3,317 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1989 | #2,836 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 1988 | #3,064 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1987 | #3,464 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1986 | #4,252 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #5,178 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #4,832 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1983 | #4,986 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #6,104 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #5,398 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,312 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #10,213 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #9,403 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #6,496 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #8,376 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #6,594 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #5,657 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #7,316 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #7,866 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,148 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #4,190 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #10,183 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #5,371 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #5,811 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #6,542 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #7,024 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #4,328 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #3,557 | 30 | 0.0014% |
| 2006 | #3,479 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #3,571 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #3,046 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2003 | #3,323 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2002 | #2,914 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #3,275 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #3,185 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1999 | #2,494 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1998 | #2,220 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 1997 | #2,041 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1996 | #1,543 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 1995 | #1,010 | 121 | 0.0064% |
| 1994 | #1,504 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 1993 | #4,856 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #5,060 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #2,872 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #3,871 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #3,723 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #4,306 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #4,751 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #5,451 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #5,261 | 7 | 0.0004% |
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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