US rank #5698 Boys' name Peak 2003 1,927 births

Kolin — #5698 US boys' name

1,927 babies named Kolin in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s341970s701980s1411990s4662000s6512010s4652020s95
#5698
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Kolin was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

79 babies were named Kolin in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kolin

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,927 babies named Kolin between 1955 and 2024, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kolin currently holds the #5698 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kolin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 651 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kolin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kolin in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kolin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,927 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kolin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,927

Since 1955

70 years of records

Peak year

2003

79 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,698

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1955

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kolin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1955

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
79
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
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Kolin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
651 births that decade — 34% of Kolin's all-time total
1950s51960s341970s701980s1411990s4662000s6512010s4652020s95

Kolin by state

Where Kolin concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kolin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
73 3.8%
#2 Ohio
62 3.2%
#3 Indiana
48 2.5%
#4 Michigan
36 1.9%
#5 Pennsylvania
35 1.8%
#6 Illinois
32 1.7%
#7 Louisiana
22 1.1%
#8 New York
15 0.8%
Texas share of Kolin's total US births 3.8%
Even split

73 of 1,927 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Kolin appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kolin?
1,927 babies have been named Kolin since 1955. It currently ranks #5698 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 79 births.
When was Kolin most popular?
Kolin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 651 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Kolin most popular?
The top states for the name Kolin are Texas (73 births), Ohio (62 births), Indiana (48 births).
How long has the name Kolin been used?
Kolin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 70 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kolin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kolton, Kolby, Kole, Kolten, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1955–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.