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Kollen

Boy · KOL-in · Greek

Kollen 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 Kollen 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.

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KOL-in

Meaning borrowed from Colin. More on Wiktionary.

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

Kollen is a boys' name.

How popular is Kollen 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 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.

Half of all the boys named Kollen in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.

1992Busiest: 13 in 20012018
Kollen in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20186#10,754
20170–
20160–
20155#12,080
20147#9,636
20130–
20128#8,858
20117#9,593
20105#12,224
20099#8,305
200810#7,693
20070–
20067#9,579
20055#11,464
20040–
20036#9,574
20020–
200113#5,383
20000–
19998#7,132
19985#9,623
19970–
19960–
19950–
19940–
19930–
19925#8,426

Nicknames for Kollen

Names like Kollen

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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