Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Collyn is a variant of Colin. An origin associated with Colin is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Collyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,088
- 827 boys · 261 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,384 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −41%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,384 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 52 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,016 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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