The baby name Collyns is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOL-inz (IPA: /ˈkɒlɪnz/ or /ˈkɑlɪnz/).
The baby name Collyns is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOL-inz (IPA: /ˈkɒlɪnz/ or /ˈkɑlɪnz/).
Collyns is English, Irish in Origin.
Collyns is a modern respelling of the surname-given-name Collins, pronounced KAH-linz. Collins originated either as an English/Scottish patronymic meaning “son of Colin,” with Colin a medieval diminutive of Nicholas (Greek Nikolaos, “victory of the people”), or as an Irish anglicization of Ó Coileáin, from Gaelic coileán, “whelp, young hound.” The name therefore carries dual, well-established meanings: “victory of the people” and “young hound.”
As a given name, Collins has appeared in the Anglophone world since the 19th century, while Collyns rose in the United States in the 2010s amid the trend for surnames as firsts and creative -y- spellings. It is used for all genders, with the Collyns form tilting slightly feminine. Related variants and spellings include Collins, Collin, Colin, Collyn, Collynn, Kollyns, and Kollyn; Irish cognates include Ó Coileáin and the related family name Cullen.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #280 | 6 | 2,795 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #843 | 74 | 8,487 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Collyns is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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