Collyn Boy & girl

How popular is Collyn?

#8,239 boy name in 2025

9 baby boys were named Collyn in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.

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1,071living people named Collyn (est.)
20median age of people named Collyn
1,088babies named Collyn since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025

Collyn popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#8,239 for boys
Babies in 20259 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-64% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#4,078 in 2015, #8,062 in 2020
Peak year2009 (52 boys)
Highest rank#2,196 in 1999
First recorded1986
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)52% boys, 48% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Collyn counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Colin family of names ranked #234 for boys in 2025 (#229 the year before), with 1,628 babies in all.

SpellingBoys in 2025Share
Colin 950 58%
Collin 613 38%
Kollin 38 2%
Kolin 18 1%
Collyn 9 1%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Collyn by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1980s14#5,608
1990s215#2,196
2000s336#2,450
2010s222#2,957
2020s40#8,062

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Questions

Is Collyn a boy or girl name?
Collyn is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 52% of babies named Collyn were boys and 48% were girls.
How popular is the name Collyn?
9 baby boys were named Collyn in the US in 2025, making it the 8239th most popular boy name.
When was Collyn most popular?
Collyn peaked in 2009, when 52 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,196 in 1999.
How many people are named Collyn?
1,088 babies have been named Collyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,071 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.