Is Collyn a boy or girl name?

Collyn is a unisex name. Of the 1,088 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 24.0% were girls and 76.0% were boys.

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Collyn

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Collyn was most popular in 2009, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,548 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,088 people named Collyn.

Collyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Collyn’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Collyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Collyn is a unisex name — 24.0% of the 1,088 Americans given it were girls and 76.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 48% girls and 52% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org