Boys' name · since 1970
Kollin
Kollin has 2,777 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,673 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,149 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,777
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kollin currently ranks #3149 among boys' names in America, with 2,777 babies recorded since 1970.
Kollin has 2,777 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3149 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,673 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,149 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,777 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kollin ranks #2,673 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,149 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,777 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,673 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,149 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,777
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kollin's 2,777 recorded births place it above 94.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kollin compares
2,777 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kollin's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kollin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,777 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 128 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kollin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kollin splits its recorded history at 2000: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 128 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kollin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kollin popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2016 (Kollin as girls' name)
Kollin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (958 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Kollin's strongest decade.
958 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kollin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 132
1980s
132 births
- 1990s
1990s
609 births
- 2000s
2000s
958 births
- 2010s
2010s
814 births
- 2020s 217
2020s
217 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 958 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kollin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kollin's total volume
Kollin by state
Where Kollin concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 189 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 98 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 94 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 67 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 53 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 52 | 1.9% |
| #7 | California | | 51 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 51 | 1.8% |
189 of 2,777 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Kollin appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kollin's data
- Kollin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (958 total births); usage has since declined to 217 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kollins (189 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kollin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kollin 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 August 2026.