Kollyn
The Story of Kollyn
As a girl name
Kollyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2010, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 15 births, good for #7,280 nationwide. About 76% of every Kollyn on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kollyn ranks #9,391 for girls with 8 births, gradually rising (+13%). All told, over 99 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kollyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 13 births, good for #6,435 nationwide. About 40% of every Kollyn on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kollyn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 181 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kollyn
Kollyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 181 births in the dataset. Kollyn's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #6,435. Use the chart and map above to compare Kollyn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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