Is Colyn a boy or girl name?

Colyn is a boy’s name. Of the 711 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.4% were girls and 98.6% were boys.

Colyn

Recorded 1945–2021 · United States

Colyn was most popular in 2001, when 44 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,314 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 711 people named Colyn.

Colyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Colyn’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Colyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Colyn is a boy’s name — 1.4% of the 711 Americans given it were girls and 98.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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