Boys' name · since 1996
Kolyn
188 babies named Kolyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,345 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 188
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kolyn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 188 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Kolyn recorded 188 times among boys since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2019.
- #13,345 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 188 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kolyn ranks #13,345 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,345 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 188
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kolyn's 188 recorded births place it above 70.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kolyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kolyn splits its recorded history at 2008: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kolyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2019
- Peak year (1997)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Kolyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (90 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Kolyn's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kolyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 90 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Kolyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (90 total births) through the 2010s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kolyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1996–2019 (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 Kolyn 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.