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Collyn

Mostly girls · KAH-lin · Scottish

Collyn is a name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).

Where does Collyn come from?

Scottish: variant spelling of Colin, used for girls

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KAH-lin

Is Collyn a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Collyn has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US.

How popular is Collyn in the US?

No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 14 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975. 9 boys were also named Collyn in 2025 (8,239th for boys).

Half of all the girls named Collyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2015, 34% of the babies named Collyn in the US were girls.

1975Busiest: 14 in 20132024
Collyn in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20249#10,266
20238#11,164
20228#11,225
20217#12,201
202011#8,948
20198#11,350
20187#12,459
201711#9,337
201612#8,872
201513#8,443
201411#9,512
201314#8,131
201210#10,424
20116#14,816
20107#13,442
20090–
20080–
20070–
20060–
20050–
20047#12,754
20030–
20020–
20015#15,345
20000–
19990–
19989#9,254
19970–
19966#11,801
199511#7,509
199413#6,666
19938#9,552
19920–
19918#9,328
19905#12,952
19897#9,675
19880–
19876#9,820
19867#8,518
19858#7,560
19840–
19835#10,272
19820–
19810–
19800–
19790–
19786#8,560
19770–
19760–
19758#6,482

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