Kolya
Kolya is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Kolya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kolya is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Kolya
As a girl name
Kolya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1999, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1999: 6 births, good for #12,688 nationwide. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1999 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 6 Kolyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Kolya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1987, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1987: 9 births, good for #4,573 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 64% of all recorded Kolyas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2002 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 14 Kolyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kolya
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kolya. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Kolya
Phonetically similar names — useful when Kolya is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Cola
- Coolio
- Colla
- Kola
- Colma
- Kilwa
- Scolia
- Coia
- Colza
- Khoja
- Kolka
- Kahlua
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Kolya
Kolya is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 14 births in the dataset. Kolya's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #4,573. Use the chart and map above to compare Kolya'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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