Kolin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOL-in
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Kolin is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “victory of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Kolin mean?
Greek: spelling of Colin; medieval pet form of Nicholas; also anglicises Scottish Gaelic Cailean
“victory of the people”
Also the usual English form of the Scottish Gaelic Cailean, a name long used by the chiefs of Clan Campbell.
Meaning borrowed from Colin. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kolin a girl's or a boy's name?
Kolin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kolin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Kolin, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,731st. Its busiest year was 2003, with 79 boys. It first appears in the records in 1955.
Half of all the boys named Kolin in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,619 boys in the US were given Kolin or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #242, up from #5,207 for this spelling alone.
Kolin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 28 | #3,731 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,896 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,934 |
| 2015 | 58 | #2,275 |
| 2014 | 64 | #2,137 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,363 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,000 |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,375 |
| 2010 | 59 | #2,211 |
| 2009 | 71 | #1,974 |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,290 |
| 2007 | 57 | #2,281 |
| 2006 | 57 | #2,220 |
| 2005 | 66 | #1,918 |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,626 |
| 2003 | 79 | #1,588 |
| 2002 | 56 | #1,970 |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,773 |
| 2000 | 66 | #1,709 |
| 1999 | 56 | #1,775 |
| 1998 | 58 | #1,738 |
| 1997 | 65 | #1,568 |
| 1996 | 61 | #1,596 |
| 1995 | 34 | #2,294 |
| 1994 | 50 | #1,748 |
| 1993 | 47 | #1,787 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,407 |
| 1991 | 34 | #2,137 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,250 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
Nicknames for Kolin
- Col
Names like Kolin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan Kayden Brayden Kian Aiden Declan Kenan Brody Ronan Kylan Deacon Cannon
Other spellings of Kolin
Names related to Kolin
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, “Kolin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kolin, updated 20 October 2026.