Kolyn
Albert Kolyn was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1985 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Meaning & Origin of Kolyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Albert Kolyn was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1985 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
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Origin & history
The Story of Kolyn
Kolyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 15 Kolyns were born — ranking #4,246 that year. As of 2026, Kolyn ranks #10,798 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 188 Kolyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kolyn
Kolyn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 188 births in the dataset. Kolyn's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #4,246. Use the chart and map above to compare Kolyn'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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