Kelin is a rare variant of Kellen that peaked in 2006 and has since faded.
Kelin is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Kelin was first reported in SSA data in 1968 and peaked in 2006 (30 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,693 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | #16,488 | #13,152 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,550 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,513 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,235 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #15,470 | — |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | #12,515 | #6,158 |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | #15,596 | #7,317 |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | #10,848 | #7,859 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | #12,770 | #5,564 |
| 2010 | 30 | 30 | #8,977 | #5,370 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #14,476 | #7,480 |
| 2008 | 27 | 27 | #13,214 | #4,982 |
| 2007 | 46 | 46 | #6,445 | #4,072 |
| 2006 | 47 | 47 | #7,319 | #3,483 |
| 2005 | 29 | 29 | #9,167 | #4,940 |
| 2004 | 29 | 29 | #6,637 | #6,779 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | #10,864 | #7,562 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | #9,162 | #4,615 |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | #10,562 | #5,026 |
| 2000 | 30 | 30 | #12,470 | #3,591 |
| 1999 | 27 | 27 | #7,970 | #4,659 |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | #8,936 | #6,081 |
| 1997 | 23 | — | #9,414 | #4,578 |
| 1996 | 22 | — | #8,489 | #5,044 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | #9,129 | #4,964 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | #14,526 | #4,970 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | #11,168 | #5,197 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #14,352 | #5,894 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #10,835 | #6,925 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | — | #3,532 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | — | #6,596 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #8,031 | #4,613 |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #8,353 | #3,865 |
| 1986 | 28 | — | #7,410 | #2,736 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #9,914 | #4,210 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,282 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #5,214 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #8,666 | — |
| 1981 | 19 | — | #5,409 | #5,889 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #6,518 | — |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #10,956 | — |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,545 | — |