Collin

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #493 for boys in 2025, 613 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1996 · 3,358 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
81,437
since 1895

Collin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Collin has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #115, 1996boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#13,2086#493613
2024#11,1228#489631
2023#6,92216#486614
2022#15,3065#476649
2021#8,97811#423730
2020#11,0908#465637
2019#9,73610#382820
2018#7,76214#362914
2017#9,94310#342995
2016#14,3316#2981,203
2015#8,44713#2611,383
2014#10,12910#2231,701
2013#11,0009#2111,839
2012#12,1998#1981,933
2011#13,3477#1742,175
2010#16,9925#1482,647
2009#10,67910#1343,060
2008#11,5999#1412,877
2007#15,4916#1852,227
2006—#1812,222
2005#11,8348#1452,732
2004#8,25913#1303,108
2003#12,4087#1333,006
2002#12,1877#1482,656
2001#10,1029#1362,898
2000#9,8749#1283,045
1999—#1302,918
1998#7,53212#1302,987
1997#7,28312#1223,157
1996#7,57411#1153,358
1995#9,5538#1412,468
1994#7,60411#1512,279
1993#5,95515#1492,253
1992#6,31414#1871,673
1991#6,97612#2091,491
1990#7,88010#2401,169
1989#5,54515#2471,061
1988#5,89513#272850
1987#5,92312#276797
1986#6,15611#315644
1985#4,45517#333584
1984#5,22213#351521
1983#9,0156#359493
1982#5,91111#374466
1981#6,8049#437358
1980#6,31910#435358
1979—#443335
1978—#522247
1977#9,6525#556226
1976#4,90512#531232
1975#7,9846#576195
1974#5,01111#590183
1973—#710128
1972#8,2925#641153
1971—#632171
1970#7,9955#672148
1969#7,4715#694130
1968#6,2466#730105
1967#6,0426#703111
1966—#76690
1965#6,5395#82679
1964—#79290
1963#4,8968#82983
1962#6,5785#1,05652
1961—#1,06853
1960—#1,03455
1959—#96464
1958—#91568
1957—#1,05052
1956—#1,14044
1955—#1,07549
1954—#1,08248
1953—#1,26135
1952—#1,26834
1951—#1,05246
1950—#1,00648
1949—#1,11040
1948—#95453
1947—#93856
1946—#1,01945
1945—#1,07836
1944—#1,10736
1943—#89755
1942—#93350
1941—#1,58819
1940—#1,80215
1939—#1,71216
1938—#1,81815
1937—#1,57619
1936—#1,96413
1935—#1,58419
1934—#2,39310
1933—#2,09312
1932—#1,77717
1931—#1,84316
1930—#2,29312
1929—#1,37827
1928—#2,27013
1927—#1,43627
1926—#1,84618
1925—#2,9369
1924—#1,67522
1923—#1,75320
1922—#1,82719
1921—#1,90418
1920—#1,88518
1919—#1,75219
1918—#2,39812
1917—#1,90016
1916—#1,69818
1915—#1,55320
1914—#2,10110
1913—#2,0928
1912—#1,61910
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First appearance
1895

The first year at least five boys were named Collin! It came in at #1,079, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1895–1899, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Collin is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedNHWashington: #330 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,315 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #248 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,987 boysMNIllinois: #608 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 8,695 boysILWisconsin: #323 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,410 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedMINew York: #503 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 6,256 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedINOhio: #611 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,764 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #540 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 6,913 boysCAUtah: #203 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,445 boysUTColorado: #272 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,073 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedNEMissouri: #381 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,698 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedHITexas: #541 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,635 boysTXFlorida: #493 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,328 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#203 · 1 in 1,445
  2. Minnesota#248 · 1 in 2,987
  3. Colorado#272 · 1 in 2,073
  4. Wisconsin#323 · 1 in 4,410
  5. Washington#330 · 1 in 3,315

Best ever in a state: #34 in Vermont, 2010.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#203101 in 1,445
Minnesota#24891 in 2,987
Colorado#27291 in 2,073
Wisconsin#32371 in 4,410
Washington#33071 in 3,315
Missouri#38171 in 4,698
Florida#49391 in 5,328
New York#503181 in 6,256
California#540221 in 6,913
Texas#541191 in 5,635
Illinois#60891 in 8,695
Ohio#61161 in 12,764
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Collin
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 4 spots since 2024 (#489 → #493)
  • 28 spots since 2020 (#465 → #493)
  • 232 spots since 2015 (#261 → #493)
  • Biggest jump: 655 spots in 1942 (#1,588 → #933)
  • Biggest drop: 210 spots in 1944 (#897 → #1,107)
Rise & fade · boys
101 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1895
  • Peaked 1996 at #115 (3,358 births)
  • Births halved by 2015, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 70 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1963–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 564
  • Highest: 1 in 564 boys born in 1996 were named Collin (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,786 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 34.2% of all boys named Collin (27,831) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s5#1,079 (1895)#1,079
1900s14#902 (1900)#1,068
1910s119#1,421 (1910)#1,837
1920s191#1,378 (1929)#1,891
1930s149#1,576 (1937)#1,905
1940s405#897 (1943)#1,143
1950s488#915 (1958)#1,081
1960s848#694 (1969)#850
1970s2,018#443 (1979)#587
1980s6,132#247 (1989)#340
1990s23,753#115 (1996)#157
2000s27,831#128 (2000)#146
2010s15,610#148 (2010)#260
2020s3,874#423 (2021)#472

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Collin in 1975

girls
#7,984
6 births · 1 in 242,977 girls
boys
#576
195 births · 1 in 8,007 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #7,984Collin6

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #576Collin195
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 242,977 of them was named Collin, which outranked 24.8% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Collin
  1. #7,173Zenita7
  2. #7,173Zola7
  3. #7,173Zonia7
  4. #7,984Collin6
  5. #7,984Aaryn6
  6. #7,984Abagail6
  7. #7,984Adine6
  8. #9,067Aaren5
  9. #9,067Abel5
  10. #9,067Abraham5

Tied with 1,082 names at #7,984; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 8,007 of them was named Collin, which outranked 90.9% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Collin
  1. #572Robby199
  2. #572Tory199
  3. #575Hans196
  4. #576Collin195
  5. #576Shelby195
  6. #578Daren194
  7. #578Emilio194
  8. #578Freddy194

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1975 →