30%RatingSave Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. KAHL-inz [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From a surname, which is either Irish or English in origin (see Collins 1 and Collins 2). It increased in popularity as a name for girls after it appeared in the movie The Blind Side (2009), which was based on a 2006 biographical novel. PopularityDetails Last ranked #325 in 2021 (f) #906 in 1915 (m) United States Categories surnames