Collyn vs Colin

Side-by-side comparison of Collyn and Colin — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Collyn

Boy name

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Name B

Colin

Boy name · Rank #334

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Metric Collyn Colin
Current Rank Unranked #334
Total Births (all years) 818 132,757
Peak Year 2009 2004
Peak Year Births 52 5,122
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1986 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Collyn Colin
1880ss — 46
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 34
1910ss — 267
1920ss — 412
1930ss — 491
1940ss — 1,919
1950ss — 2,459
1960ss — 4,166
1970ss — 7,488
1980ss 14 17,673
1990ss 215 28,256
2000ss 336 39,128
2010ss 222 24,715
2020ss 31 5,673

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Collyn Colin
2014 24 2,883
2015 25 2,424
2016 15 2,052
2017 15 1,666
2018 11 1,479
2019 7 1,394
2020 9 1,176
2021 8 1,288
2022 6 1,170
2023 8 1,004
2024 — 1,035

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1986–2023.

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