boy's name

Kline

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 251

Kline is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2017, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1913.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Kline over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Kline by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 49
1920s 54
1930s 37
1950s 5
1960s 13
1980s 5
1990s 10
2000s 20
2010s 41
2020s (to 2023) 10

How popular is Kline?

In 2023, Kline was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Kline is used

England & Wales #3,153 3 in 1997
United States #12,438 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Kline

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Kline also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kline over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Kline

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kline — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Kline

How popular is the name Kline?

In 2023, Kline was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Kline a girl's or a boy's name?

Kline is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Kline?

Kline has 1 syllable.

When was Kline most popular?

Kline peaked in 2017, when 17 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.