Kollyns
Kollyns was the 905th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 293 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,676 places. More babies were named Kollyns in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Collins) son of Colin; Irish Ó Coileáin · English, Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #905 girls, up 2,140 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 293girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025293 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,376babies recorded
What does the name Kollyns mean?
Kollyns is a spelling of Collins, pronounced the same way, so it shares Collins's meaning and origin.
Collins is a surname with two main sources. In England it was a patronymic, "son of Colin", Colin being a medieval pet form of Nicholas built on the short form Coll. In Ireland it became the usual English form of Ó Coileáin, "descendant of Coileán", a personal name that is also the Irish word for a whelp or young dog. Woulfe's 1923 index of Irish surnames lists Collins among the anglicized forms of Ó Coileáin. As a first name it is a modern transfer from the surname.
Colin (Middle English, “pet form of Nicholas”)Ó Coileáin (Irish, “descendant of Coileán”)coileán (Irish, “whelp, young dog”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Collin, Colin, Collen.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Collins', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Patrick Woulfe, Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish Names and Surnames (1923), index of Irish surnames and their anglicized forms, M. H. Gill & Son (Internet Archive scan)
- Wiktionary, entry 'coileán', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
Kollyns popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #905 | 293 |
| 2020 | #3,045 | 53 |
| 2010 | #18,546 | 5 |
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How popular is Kollyns, counting every spelling?
Kollyns is a spelling of Collins, a name family that ranked #192 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #905 for Kollyns on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,814 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collins | 1,286 | #241 | 6,032 |
| Kollyns | 293 | #905 | 1,105 |
| Kollins | 135 | #1,568 | 683 |
| Collyns | 100 | #1,930 | 417 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kollyns?
293 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kollyns (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kollyns born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 29 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kollyns.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kollyns?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Kollyns are alive today, with a median age of 3; half are between 2 and 5. That makes Kollyns a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kollyns by state
How common Kollyns was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Iowa (7.7×), Nebraska (6.7×), Kansas (4.5×), Oklahoma (4.4×), Missouri (3.2×). In 20 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kollyns: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kollyns, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kollyns
What does Kollyns mean?
Kollyns is a spelling of Collins, which means “son of Colin; Irish Ó Coileáin” (English, Irish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Kollyns?
Kollyns was the 905th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 293 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,676 places. More babies were named Kollyns in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kollyns a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kollyns in the US.
Where is Kollyns most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kollyns was most common in Iowa (1.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nebraska and South Dakota.