The baby name Klein is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /klaɪn/ (KLYN).
Klein is German in Origin.
The baby name Klein is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /klaɪn/ (KLYN).
Klein is German in Origin.
From the German adjective klein, “small” or “little,” the name traces back to Old High German kleini and Middle High German klein; Dutch and Afrikaans share the same form, and Yiddish has kleyn (קליין). As a given name, Klein functions as a modern, crisp, surname‑style choice that reads unisex in English.
Usage began as a medieval byname in German‑speaking lands for a person of short stature, a younger child, or the junior of two bearers with the same name; it later stabilized as a hereditary surname, including wide adoption among Ashkenazi Jews during 18th–19th‑century surname mandates. Today Klein appears as a transferred first name in the United States, the Netherlands, and South Africa, often honoring family heritage. Common variants and relatives include Kline and Cline (Anglicized), Kleine, Klyne, Kleyn/Kleijn (Dutch), and the Yiddish form Kleyn; all carry the core meaning “small.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Girls | 0 | #33 | 1 | 726 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #62 | 5 | 2,830 | |
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #171 | 4 | 3,954 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #171 | 15 | 4,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #205 | 14 | 4,970 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #219 | 7 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #232 | 3 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #245 | 2 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #301 | 5 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #369 | 15 | 11,440 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #389 | 3 | 2,846 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| Germany | 0 | #426 | 12 | 2,542 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #432 | 11 | 2,180 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #467 | 8 | 14,421 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #540 | 8 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #549 | 9 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #568 | 8 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #594 | 14 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #606 | 12 | 11,648 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #650 | 16 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #675 | 23 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #755 | 84 | 4,949 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #778 | 8 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #841 | 112 | 5,697 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #861 | 18 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #879 | 14 | 7,044 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #884 | 37 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #931 | 21 | 5,873 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #941 | 15 | 5,933 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 9 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,026 | 8 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,082 | 30 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,083 | 10 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,097 | 45 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,106 | 73 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,148 | 5 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,167 | 10 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,444 | 28 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,602 | 13 | 28,008 |
Klein is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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