Girls' name · since 1981
Kolina
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 64 babies named Kolina, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 64
- total births
- 1981–2008
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Kolina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 64 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kolina has been recorded 64 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2008.
- 64 total births
- 1981–2008 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kolina's 64 recorded births place it above 55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kolina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kolina splits its recorded history at 1991: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kolina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2008
- Peak year (1984)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2008.
64 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1984 with 11 births in a single year.
Kolina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Kolina's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Kolina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 35 births (55% of all-time use).
Kolina decade highlights
- Peak decade 35 births
- Runner-up 23 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Kolina by state
Where Kolina concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 9.4% |
6 of 64 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 9.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Kolina's data
- Kolina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kolinas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kolina: Baby Name Since 1981 - 64 Births, Peak 1984." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kolina. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kolina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.
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