Recorded 1994–2023 Unisex name Peak 2009 181 births

Kollyn — boys' name

181 babies named Kollyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s732010s732020s18
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Kollyn was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kollyn in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kollyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Kollyn between 1994 and 2023, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kollyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Kollyn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 83 additional births since 2010.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kollyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kollyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kollyn 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 181 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.

Kollyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

181

Since 1994

30 years of records

Peak year

2009

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1994

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2023

Kollyn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1994

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
13
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 202320182014201120082005200119961994 5

Kollyn popularity over time — girls

83 total births recorded since 2010 (Kollyn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 83 births
05101520 202420232022202120202019201820152010 6

Kollyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
73 births that decade — 40% of Kollyn's all-time total
1990s172000s732010s732020s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kollyn?
181 babies have been named Kollyn since 1994. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 13 births.
When was Kollyn most popular?
Kollyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Is Kollyn a unisex name?
Yes, Kollyn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 181 births, and as a girl's name it has 83 births.
How long has the name Kollyn been used?
Kollyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 30 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Kollyn?
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.

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, 1994–2023 (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.