Colyn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOL-in
- Origin
- Greek
Colyn is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Colyn mean?
Greek: variant of Colin, a pet form of Nicholas; also used for Gaelic Cailean
“victory of the people”
Variant of Colin, which began as a medieval pet form of Nicholas and is also used for Gaelic Cailean.
Is Colyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Colyn is a boys' name.
How popular is Colyn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 1945.
Half of all the boys named Colyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Colyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,382 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,018 |
| 2004 | 43 | #2,527 |
| 2003 | 43 | #2,424 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,628 |
| 2001 | 44 | #2,273 |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,800 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,506 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,648 |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,676 |
| 1996 | 34 | #2,327 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,342 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,337 |
Names like Colyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden, Keegan, Aiden, Kayden, Cannon, Declan, Brennan, Finn, Brody, Finnegan, Ronan, Braden
Names related to Colyn
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Colyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/colyn, updated 20 October 2026.