Collyns

Meaning: “young dog or pup”
Origin: Irish/Scottish Gaelic — Variant of Collins, from Colin, an anglicisation of Coileán or Cailean

Meaning: The people's victory
Origin: Old French — Variant of Collins, through Colin, a diminutive of Nicholas

Girl's name · #1930 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

The whole story of Collyns fits in one generation — unrecorded before 2010, about 770 girls since, and a 2025 rank of #1930 (100 newborns last year).

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#3,133 in Canada (2024).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Collins (#241), Kollyns (#905), and Kollins (#1568), Collyns would rank around #168 with about 1,800 births last year — the newborns split about 71/16/7/6 across Collins, Kollyns, Kollins, and Collyns.

Similar names: Kollins · Denim · Kolbie · Callahan · Cypress · Kapri

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