Unisex name · since 2011
Kolsyn
Kolsyn has 272 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3044
- among boys today
- 272
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 79%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Kolsyn is the #3044 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 272 recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Kolsyn recorded 272 times among boys since 2011, holding rank #3044 nationally today, ahead of 79% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #3044 among boys today
- 272 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
- 79% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kolsyn is currently the #3044 unisex name in America, more common than 79% of boys - 272 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3044
- among boys today
- 272
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 79%
- more common than other boys
Kolsyn vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
More common than 79% of names given to boys today.
79% of everyone ever named Kolsyn was born in this single decade.
42 babies were named Kolsyn in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Kolsyn compares
272 44th percentile among 14,294 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
Kolsyn's all-time total is 26% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kolsyn | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 272 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 23 | 22,252 |
Kolsyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kolsyn splits its recorded history at 2020: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kolsyn at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Kolsyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Currently ranks #3044 among boys.
272 total births across 15 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2022 with 42 births in a single year.
Kolsyn popularity over time - girls
31 total births recorded since 2017 (Kolsyn as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Kolsyn accounts for 10% of total recorded use across both genders.
Kolsyn by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kolsyn's strongest decade.
216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Kolsyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 56
2010s
56 births
- 2020s
2020s
216 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 216 births (79% of all-time use).
Kolsyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 216 births
- Runner-up 56 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Kolsyn by state
Where Kolsyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 272 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Missouri 1.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Missouri accounts for 1.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Kolsyn's data
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2011–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kolsyn: #3044 Unisex Name - 272 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kolsyn. 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 Kolsyn 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 June 2026.
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