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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #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 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #164 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 752 boysAKMaine: #176 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,245 boysMEVermont: #106 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 471 boysVTNew Hampshire: #122 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 652 boysNHWashington: #115 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 527 boysWAIdaho: #200 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 994 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #116 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 495 boysNDMinnesota: #98 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 435 boysMNIllinois: #146 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 768 boysILWisconsin: #76 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 302 boysWIMichigan: #97 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 488 boysMINew York: #182 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 1,134 boysNYMassachusetts: #169 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,332 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedRIOregon: #124 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 547 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedNVWyoming: #81 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 260 boysWYSouth Dakota: #100 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 399 boysSDIowa: #84 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 314 boysIAIndiana: #100 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 471 boysINOhio: #121 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 645 boysOHPennsylvania: #123 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 756 boysPANew Jersey: #219 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,631 boysNJConnecticut: #135 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 859 boysCTCalifornia: #262 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 1,711 boysCAUtah: #124 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 528 boysUTColorado: #114 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 496 boysCONebraska: #114 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 525 boysNEMissouri: #99 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 469 boysMOKentucky: #135 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 838 boysKYWest Virginia: #140 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 822 boysWVVirginia: #131 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 788 boysVAMaryland: #154 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 940 boysMDDelaware: #90 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 417 boysDEArizona: #178 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 798 boysAZNew Mexico: #286 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,592 boysNMKansas: #129 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 574 boysKSArkansas: #139 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 694 boysARTennessee: #113 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 607 boysTNNorth Carolina: #138 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 813 boysNCSouth Carolina: #204 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,148 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #231 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,050 boysDCOklahoma: #111 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 521 boysOKLouisiana: #183 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 907 boysLAMississippi: #210 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,044 boysMSAlabama: #172 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 899 boysALGeorgia: #159 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 858 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Collin, so not publishedHITexas: #149 for boys · 227 births · 1 in 675 boysTXFlorida: #190 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 1,155 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#76 · 1 in 302
  2. Wyoming#81 · 1 in 260
  3. Iowa#84 · 1 in 314
  4. Delaware#90 · 1 in 417
  5. Michigan#97 · 1 in 488

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#761001 in 302
Wyoming#8181 in 260
Iowa#84541 in 314
Delaware#90101 in 417
Michigan#971281 in 488
Minnesota#98671 in 435
Missouri#99741 in 469
Indiana#100801 in 471
South Dakota#100111 in 399
Vermont#10661 in 471
Oklahoma#111371 in 521
Tennessee#113571 in 607
Colorado#114491 in 496
Nebraska#114191 in 525
Washington#115641 in 527
North Dakota#11681 in 495
Ohio#1211141 in 645
New Hampshire#122101 in 652
Pennsylvania#123971 in 756
Oregon#124351 in 547
Utah#124331 in 528
Kansas#129271 in 574
Virginia#131521 in 788
Connecticut#135231 in 859
Kentucky#135281 in 838
North Carolina#138551 in 813
Arkansas#139201 in 694
West Virginia#140121 in 822
Illinois#1461101 in 768
Texas#1492271 in 675
Maryland#154321 in 940
Georgia#159561 in 858
Alaska#16451 in 752
Massachusetts#169291 in 1,332
Alabama#172281 in 899
Maine#17651 in 1,245
Arizona#178401 in 798
New York#1821111 in 1,134
Louisiana#183311 in 907
Florida#190741 in 1,155
Idaho#20071 in 994
South Carolina#204181 in 1,148
Mississippi#210151 in 1,044
New Jersey#219311 in 1,631
District of Columbia#23161 in 1,050
California#2621561 in 1,711
New Mexico#28671 in 1,592
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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 1994

girls
#7,604
11 births · 1 in 162,341 girls
boys
#151
2,279 births · 1 in 848 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #7,604Collin11

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #151Collin2,279
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 162,341 of them was named Collin, which outranked 51.7% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Collin
  1. #7,097Yu12
  2. #7,097Zuleica12
  3. #7,097Zuleyka12
  4. #7,604Collin11
  5. #7,604Abeni11
  6. #7,604Abreanna11
  7. #7,604Adanna11
  8. #8,122Aalyah10
  9. #8,122Aamina10
  10. #8,122Abbe10

Tied with 517 names at #7,604; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

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

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 848 of them was named Collin, which outranked 98.5% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Collin
  1. #148Andre2,381
  2. #149Clayton2,371
  3. #150Bryce2,341
  4. #151Collin2,279
  5. #152Grant2,278
  6. #153Javier2,271
  7. #154Jonathon2,197
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →