How Many People Are Named Kolyn?
An estimated 186 people in the United States have the first name Kolyn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Kolyn peaked in popularity in 1997 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kolyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kolyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
186
About 1 in 1,842,765 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
1997
15 births
Total Registered
188
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kolyn
Kolyn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 188 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kolyn as a male name
Ranked #11,540 in 2019
6 male births in 2019
Peak: 1997 (15 births)
Kolyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kolyn span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 90 babies were registered. While Kolyn is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kolyn by Decade
How has Kolyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kolyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kolyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kolyn
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kolyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kolyn?
We estimate approximately 186 people named Kolyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,842,765 Americans share this first name.
Is Kolyn a common name?
Kolyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 188 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kolyn most popular?
Kolyn reached peak popularity in 1997, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kolyn is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kolyn a male name?
Kolyn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kolyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kolyn Smith, Kolyn Johnson, Kolyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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