Collins
#241 for girls in 2025, 1,286 births · #2,676 for boys in 2025, 48 births
Given to girls 74.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2023 · 1,272 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 10,779since 1982
Collins over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #241 | 1,286 | #2,676 | 48 |
| 2024 | #257 | 1,239 | #2,527 | 53 |
| 2023 | #239 | 1,272 | #2,277 | 62 |
| 2022 | #248 | 1,234 | #2,493 | 55 |
| 2021 | #328 | 1,001 | #2,695 | 47 |
| 2020 | #364 | 846 | #2,586 | 49 |
| 2019 | #409 | 765 | #2,656 | 48 |
| 2018 | #515 | 607 | #2,300 | 58 |
| 2017 | #615 | 494 | #2,450 | 52 |
| 2016 | #649 | 452 | #2,689 | 45 |
| 2015 | #703 | 405 | #2,429 | 52 |
| 2014 | #840 | 329 | #2,402 | 53 |
| 2013 | #1,005 | 248 | #2,623 | 45 |
| 2012 | #958 | 265 | #2,716 | 44 |
| 2011 | #1,323 | 177 | #2,173 | 60 |
| 2010 | #1,769 | 116 | #2,262 | 57 |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #3,551 | 30 |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #3,921 | 26 |
| 2007 | — | #3,313 | 33 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,384 | 31 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,960 | 35 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #3,368 | 28 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #3,838 | 22 |
| 2002 | — | #3,095 | 29 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,797 | 33 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,674 | 34 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,608 | 33 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,486 | 21 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,228 | 38 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,679 | 28 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,847 | 25 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,685 | 27 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,697 | 26 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,412 | 30 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,753 | 24 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,086 | 35 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,206 | 31 | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | #2,197 | 28 |
| 1987 | — | #1,709 | 39 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,962 | 30 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,019 | 28 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,036 | 26 | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #2,408 | 20 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #2,269 | 22 |
| 1981 | — | #1,811 | 31 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,213 | 23 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,943 | 27 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,279 | 20 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,361 | 19 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,264 | 11 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,288 | 19 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,358 | 17 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,513 | 15 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,659 | 13 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,597 | 30 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,891 | 11 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,130 | 16 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,445 | 12 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,470 | 11 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,963 | 16 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,720 | 21 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,700 | 22 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,513 | 27 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,852 | 19 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,823 | 20 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,434 | 31 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,806 | 20 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,644 | 23 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,436 | 30 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,568 | 25 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,503 | 26 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,151 | 42 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,046 | 48 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,406 | 29 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,553 | 23 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,289 | 31 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,128 | 39 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,430 | 26 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,425 | 27 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,176 | 35 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,445 | 21 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,193 | 31 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,308 | 28 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,537 | 21 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,183 | 32 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,359 | 24 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,364 | 24 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,481 | 21 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,326 | 25 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,326 | 26 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,357 | 25 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,181 | 31 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,254 | 29 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,538 | 21 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,693 | 19 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,793 | 18 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,448 | 26 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,372 | 29 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,064 | 43 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,679 | 21 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,414 | 28 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,177 | 37 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,072 | 43 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,069 | 43 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,108 | 41 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,207 | 34 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,192 | 34 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,238 | 30 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,374 | 25 | |
| 1915 | — | #906 | 47 | |
| 1914 | — | #770 | 47 | |
| 1913 | — | #871 | 31 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,417 | 12 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,117 | 10 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,045 | 10 | |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | #779 | 12 | |
| 1907 | — | #699 | 14 | |
| 1906 | — | #752 | 11 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #723 | 11 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | #933 | 7 | |
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | #623 | 16 | |
| 1899 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #644 | 9 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #653 | 8 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Collins! It came in at #9,237, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1984–1987, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Collins is popular in 2015
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alabama#149 · 1 in 635
- Nebraska#199 · 1 in 668
- Kansas#253 · 1 in 1,002
- Iowa#270 · 1 in 1,075
- Oklahoma#325 · 1 in 1,295
Best ever in a state: #41 in North Dakota, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #149 | 31 | 1 in 635 |
| Nebraska | #199 | 12 | 1 in 668 |
| Kansas | #253 | 13 | 1 in 1,002 |
| Iowa | #270 | 12 | 1 in 1,075 |
| Oklahoma | #325 | 13 | 1 in 1,295 |
| South Carolina | #340 | 13 | 1 in 1,413 |
| Arkansas | #359 | 9 | 1 in 1,313 |
| Mississippi | #364 | 8 | 1 in 1,404 |
| Kentucky | #367 | 12 | 1 in 1,547 |
| Georgia | #368 | 28 | 1 in 1,739 |
| Louisiana | #368 | 14 | 1 in 1,521 |
| Colorado | #442 | 12 | 1 in 1,950 |
| North Carolina | #450 | 21 | 1 in 2,162 |
| Tennessee | #483 | 14 | 1 in 2,225 |
| Utah | #490 | 8 | 1 in 2,226 |
| Missouri | #522 | 11 | 1 in 2,472 |
| Indiana | #618 | 10 | 1 in 3,063 |
| Texas | #658 | 49 | 1 in 3,463 |
| Illinois | #764 | 14 | 1 in 4,181 |
| Arizona | #842 | 7 | 1 in 4,415 |
| Wisconsin | #848 | 5 | 1 in 4,655 |
| Michigan | #901 | 8 | 1 in 5,273 |
| Washington | #1,110 | 5 | 1 in 6,269 |
| Virginia | #1,218 | 5 | 1 in 7,496 |
| Florida | #1,257 | 10 | 1 in 8,597 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,399 | 5 | 1 in 10,559 |
| California | #2,036 | 11 | 1 in 18,667 |
| New York | #2,215 | 5 | 1 in 18,264 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Collins
- 16 spots since 2024 (#257 → #241)
- 123 spots since 2020 (#364 → #241)
- 462 spots since 2015 (#703 → #241)
- Biggest jump: 365 spots in 2012 (#1,323 → #958)
- Biggest drop: 47 spots in 2013 (#958 → #1,005)
- Debuted 1982
- Peaked 2023 at #239 (1,272 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2014–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,250 girls born in 2025 were named Collins (0.08%)
- Its best rank, #239 in 2023, was only 1 in 1,261 (0.08%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 63.8% of all girls named Collins (6,878) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2009, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18 | #9,015 (1983) | #9,546 |
| 1990s | 0 | — | — |
| 2000s | 25 | #12,408 (2003) | #14,404 |
| 2010s | 3,858 | #409 (2019) | #879 |
| 2020s | 6,878 | #239 (2023) | #280 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Collins in 2015
Top girls' names in 2015
Top boys' names in 2015
More about 2015
girls
1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 4,408 of them was named Collins, which outranked 96.3% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #697Milan408
- #701Ellen406
- #701Sloan406
- #703Collins405
- #703Amiya405
- #703Hadassah405
- #703Laylah405
- #708Danica403
- #708Elisabeth403
- #710Reyna402
Tied with 4 names at #703; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 36,860 of them was named Collins, which outranked 82.7% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,412Rustin53
- #2,412Shaya53
- #2,412Tavon53
- #2,429Collins52
- #2,429Aleksandr52
- #2,429Basil52
- #2,429Bayne52
- #2,457Akshaj51
- #2,457Alen51
- #2,457Ames51
Tied with 27 names at #2,429; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.