unisex name
Collyn
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,103
Collyn is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 24% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2009, when 52 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Collyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 |
| 1980s | 47 |
| 1990s | 275 |
| 2000s | 348 |
| 2010s | 321 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 83 |
How popular is Collyn?
In 2025, Collyn was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Collyn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Collyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Collyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Collyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Collyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Collyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Collyn
How popular is the name Collyn?
In 2025, Collyn was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Collyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Collyn is used for both girls and boys. About 24% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Collyn most popular?
Collyn peaked in 2009, when 52 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Collyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Collyn currently ranks #8,463 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.