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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #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 1980

  • 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: #198 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,637 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: #255 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,607 boysMNIllinois: #554 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,200 boysILWisconsin: #215 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,350 boysWIMichigan: #357 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,489 boysMINew York: #439 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 5,115 boysNYMassachusetts: #373 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,959 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedRIOregon: #243 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,206 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #153 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 946 boysSDIowa: #311 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,517 boysIAIndiana: #363 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,638 boysINOhio: #292 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,708 boysOHPennsylvania: #297 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,032 boysPANew Jersey: #399 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,748 boysNJConnecticut: #297 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,480 boysCTCalifornia: #498 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 5,826 boysCAUtah: #257 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,146 boysUTColorado: #333 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,257 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedNEMissouri: #362 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,669 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedWVVirginia: #410 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,840 boysVAMaryland: #332 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,898 boysMDDelaware: 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: #447 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,482 boysNCSouth 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: #481 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,570 boysLAMississippi: #425 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,001 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedALGeorgia: #513 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,883 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedHITexas: #509 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 5,338 boysTXFlorida: #559 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,639 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#153 · 1 in 946
  2. Washington#198 · 1 in 1,637
  3. Wisconsin#215 · 1 in 2,350
  4. Oregon#243 · 1 in 2,206
  5. Minnesota#255 · 1 in 3,607

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#15361 in 946
Washington#198191 in 1,637
Wisconsin#215151 in 2,350
Oregon#24391 in 2,206
Minnesota#25591 in 3,607
Utah#25791 in 2,146
Ohio#292221 in 3,708
Connecticut#29751 in 3,480
Pennsylvania#297191 in 4,032
Iowa#31151 in 4,517
Maryland#33261 in 3,898
Colorado#33371 in 3,257
Michigan#357151 in 4,489
Missouri#36281 in 4,669
Indiana#36391 in 4,638
Massachusetts#37351 in 6,959
New Jersey#39991 in 4,748
Virginia#41071 in 4,840
Mississippi#42551 in 4,001
New York#439221 in 5,115
North Carolina#44771 in 5,482
Louisiana#48181 in 4,570
California#498331 in 5,826
Texas#509251 in 5,338
Georgia#51371 in 5,883
Illinois#554121 in 7,200
Florida#55991 in 6,639
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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 1980

girls
#6,319
10 births · 1 in 166,031 girls
boys
#435
358 births · 1 in 4,983 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #6,319Collin10

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #435Collin358
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 166,031 of them was named Collin, which outranked 48.0% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Collin
  1. #5,912Yolande11
  2. #5,912Youlanda11
  3. #5,912Zarah11
  4. #6,319Collin10
  5. #6,319Adella10
  6. #6,319Adi10
  7. #6,319Adrena10
  8. #6,789Abeni9
  9. #6,789Adair9
  10. #6,789Addy9

Tied with 469 names at #6,319; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 4,983 of them was named Collin, which outranked 94.0% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Collin
  1. #431Saul363
  2. #433Fabian360
  3. #434Tomas359
  4. #435Collin358
  5. #435Jerrod358
  6. #437Trenton356
  7. #438Isaiah355
  8. #438Rory355

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

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →