Colyn vs Colin

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

Name A

Colyn

Boy name

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Name B

Colin

Boy name · Rank #334

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Metric Colyn Colin
Current Rank Unranked #334
Total Births (all years) 700 132,757
Peak Year 2001 2004
Peak Year Births 44 5,122
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1945 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Colyn Colin
1880ss — 46
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 34
1910ss — 267
1920ss — 412
1930ss — 491
1940ss 5 1,919
1950ss — 2,459
1960ss — 4,166
1970ss 5 7,488
1980ss 32 17,673
1990ss 206 28,256
2000ss 341 39,128
2010ss 100 24,715
2020ss 11 5,673

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Colyn Colin
2014 11 2,883
2015 20 2,424
2016 7 2,052
2017 5 1,666
2018 7 1,479
2019 — 1,394
2020 6 1,176
2021 5 1,288
2022 — 1,170
2023 — 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, 1945–2021.

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