Unisex name · since 1994
Kollyn
Kollyn has 181 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,584 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 181
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kollyn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 181 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kollyn has been recorded 181 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2023.
- #13,584 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 181 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kollyn ranks #13,584 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 181 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,584 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 181
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kollyn's 181 recorded births place it above 70.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kollyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kollyn splits its recorded history at 2009: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kollyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Kollyn popularity over time - girls
101 total births recorded since 2010 (Kollyn as girls' name)
Kollyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (73 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Kollyn's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kollyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 73 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Kollyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kollyn: 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 (~29 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, 1994–2023 (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 Kollyn 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.