Collyns
Girl name · #1940 in 2025 · Rare
Collyns is currently the #1940 girl name in the United States — 100 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4069, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 18,000 girls born in 2025 was named Collyns.
The 15-year story
Collyns first appears in the Social Security records in 2010, when 10 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 100 babies and a rank of #1927. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Collyns per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Collyns in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Collyns is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Collyns will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Collyns is most common
State-level data for Collyns is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Collyns
Statistically, parents drawn to Collyns tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kollyns, Kollins, Cypress, Clarity, and Callaway.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Collyns | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 | #1927 |
| 2024 | 74 | #2434 |
| 2023 | 75 | #2397 |
| 2022 | 90 | #2123 |
| 2021 | 78 | #2327 |
| 2020 | 41 | #3607 |
| 2019 | 36 | #4006 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3918 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3996 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3923 |
| 2015 | 36 | #4069 |
| 2014 | 28 | #4892 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4543 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4707 |
| 2011 | 33 | #4353 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10451 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Collyns a popular girl name?
Collyns ranked #1940 among girls in 2025 with 100 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4069.
When was the name Collyns most popular?
Collyns peaked in 2025, when 100 American girls received the name (ranked #1927 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Collyns?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 18,000 newborn American girls was named Collyns. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.