The name Kalin first popped up in the U.S. baby name data in the late 1950s:
- 1961: 6 baby boys named Kalin
- 1960: 5 baby boys named Kalin
- 1959: 7 baby boys named Kalin [debut]
- 1958: unlisted
- 1957: unlisted
Why?
Because of pop music duo The Kalin Twins — twin brothers Harold “Hal” Kalin and Herbert “Herb” Kalin — who recorded during the late ’50s and early ’60s.
Their catchy song “When” [vid] peaked at #5 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in August of 1958.
Though today they’re considered a one-hit wonder, a second song, “Forget Me Not,” did reach #12 a few months later.
The brothers didn’t see much chart success after that, but “Kalin” has been a regular on the baby name charts ever since. In fact, its highest usage came in the mid-1990s, around the time of the O.J. Simpson trial, which featured memorable witness Kato Kaelin.
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Sources: The Kalin Twins – AllMusic, Kalin Twins – Billboard