Collin

Where Collin comes from

Coll + -in. A spelling variant of Colin. From a medieval diminutive of Coll, a diminutive of Nicholas.
— Wiktionary's entry for Collin
Collin through the years
  1. 1895
    First appearance
    #1,079 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1978
    Collin Benjamin born
    Namibian footballer and manager
  3. 1996
    Peak, #115
    3,358 babies named Collin, the most in any year.
  4. 1999
    Collin Sexton born
    American basketball player
  5. 2015
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #261.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas, from Ancient Greek, variant of Colin.
Namesakes
  • Collin Benjamin · Namibian footballer and manager, born 1978
  • Collin Sexton · American basketball player, born 1999
  • Collin Chou · Taiwanese actor, born 1967
  • Collin Samuel · Trinidad and Tobago footballer, born 1981
  • Collin Peterson · American politician, born 1944

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.