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

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Peak · girls
2023 · 1,272 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
10,779
since 1982

Collins over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202017peak #623, 1900girlsat peakboys
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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#2411,286#2,67648
2024#2571,239#2,52753
2023#2391,272#2,27762
2022#2481,234#2,49355
2021#3281,001#2,69547
2020#364846#2,58649
2019#409765#2,65648
2018#515607#2,30058
2017#615494#2,45052
2016#649452#2,68945
2015#703405#2,42952
2014#840329#2,40253
2013#1,005248#2,62345
2012#958265#2,71644
2011#1,323177#2,17360
2010#1,769116#2,26257
2009#13,7047#3,55130
2008#15,4056#3,92126
2007—#3,31333
2006—#3,38431
2005—#2,96035
2004#16,0995#3,36828
2003#12,4087#3,83822
2002—#3,09529
2001—#2,79733
2000—#2,67434
1999—#2,60833
1998—#3,48621
1997—#2,22838
1996—#2,67928
1995—#2,84725
1994—#2,68527
1993—#2,69726
1992—#2,41230
1991—#2,75324
1990—#2,08635
1989—#2,20631
1988#10,3866#2,19728
1987—#1,70939
1986—#1,96230
1985—#2,01928
1984—#2,03626
1983#9,0156#2,40820
1982#9,2376#2,26922
1981—#1,81131
1980—#2,21323
1979—#1,94327
1978—#2,27920
1977—#2,36119
1976—#3,26411
1975—#2,28819
1974—#2,35817
1973—#2,51315
1972—#2,65913
1971—#1,59730
1970—#2,89111
1969—#2,13016
1968—#2,44512
1967—#2,47011
1966—#1,96316
1965—#1,72021
1964—#1,70022
1963—#1,51327
1962—#1,85219
1961—#1,82320
1960—#1,43431
1959—#1,80620
1958—#1,64423
1957—#1,43630
1956—#1,56825
1955—#1,50326
1954—#1,15142
1953—#1,04648
1952—#1,40629
1951—#1,55323
1950—#1,28931
1949—#1,12839
1948—#1,43026
1947—#1,42527
1946—#1,17635
1945—#1,44521
1944—#1,19331
1943—#1,30828
1942—#1,53721
1941—#1,37224
1940—#1,18332
1939—#1,35924
1938—#1,36424
1937—#1,48121
1936—#1,32625
1935—#1,32626
1934—#1,35725
1933—#1,18131
1932—#1,25429
1931—#1,53821
1930—#1,69319
1929—#1,79318
1928—#1,44826
1927—#1,37229
1926—#1,06443
1925—#1,67921
1924—#1,41428
1923—#1,17737
1922—#1,07243
1921—#1,06943
1920—#1,10841
1919—#1,20734
1918—#1,19234
1917—#1,23830
1916—#1,37425
1915—#90647
1914—#77047
1913—#87131
1912—#1,41712
1911—#1,11710
1910—#1,04510
1909—#95110
1908—#77912
1907—#69914
1906—#75211
1905—#1,0916
1904—#72311
1903—#1,0096
1902—#9337
1901—#8587
1900—#62316
1899—#8577
1898—#1,1215
1897——
1896—#1,1015
1895—#8727
1894—#8577
1893——
1892——
1891—#6359
1890——
1889—#7897
1888—#9176
1887——
1886—#9595
1885—#9365
1884——
1883—#6449
1882——
1881—#6538
1880——
First appearance
1982

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 2017

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedNHWashington: #1,106 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,213 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #214 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 611 girlsNDMinnesota: #689 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,417 girlsMNIllinois: #784 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,273 girlsILWisconsin: #508 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,258 girlsWIMichigan: #1,012 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,895 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: #845 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,040 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedSDIowa: #199 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 778 girlsIAIndiana: #550 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,509 girlsINOhio: #665 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,452 girlsOHPennsylvania: #1,416 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,228 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,452 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 10,875 girlsCAUtah: #411 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,705 girlsUTColorado: #412 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,740 girlsCONebraska: #281 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 982 girlsNEMissouri: #403 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,731 girlsMOKentucky: #311 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,277 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedWVVirginia: #570 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,772 girlsVAMaryland: #894 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,655 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedDEArizona: #1,083 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,014 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedNMKansas: #291 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,090 girlsKSArkansas: #203 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 749 girlsARTennessee: #346 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,391 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #358 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,565 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #381 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #285 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,125 girlsOKLouisiana: #228 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 904 girlsLAMississippi: #227 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 840 girlsMSAlabama: #158 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 685 girlsALGeorgia: #535 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,480 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Collins, so not publishedHITexas: #547 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 2,710 girlsTXFlorida: #826 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 4,776 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#158 · 1 in 685
  2. Iowa#199 · 1 in 778
  3. Arkansas#203 · 1 in 749
  4. North Dakota#214 · 1 in 611
  5. Mississippi#227 · 1 in 840

Best ever in a state: #41 in North Dakota, 2023.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#158281 in 685
Iowa#199161 in 778
Arkansas#203151 in 749
North Dakota#21451 in 611
Mississippi#227131 in 840
Louisiana#228221 in 904
Nebraska#28181 in 982
Oklahoma#285141 in 1,125
Kansas#291111 in 1,090
Kentucky#311141 in 1,277
Tennessee#346221 in 1,391
North Carolina#358291 in 1,565
South Carolina#381111 in 1,614
Missouri#403151 in 1,731
Utah#411101 in 1,705
Colorado#412131 in 1,740
Wisconsin#508101 in 2,258
Georgia#535191 in 2,480
Texas#547591 in 2,710
Indiana#550121 in 2,509
Virginia#570131 in 2,772
Ohio#665151 in 3,452
Minnesota#68971 in 3,417
Illinois#784131 in 4,273
Florida#826181 in 4,776
Massachusetts#84551 in 5,040
Maryland#89451 in 4,655
Michigan#1,01271 in 5,895
Arizona#1,08351 in 6,014
Washington#1,10651 in 6,213
Pennsylvania#1,41651 in 10,228
California#1,452181 in 10,875
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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
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
41 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1982
  • Peaked 2023 at #239 (1,272 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 2014–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,250
  • 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
Era · girls
The 2020s
  • 63.8% of all girls named Collins (6,878) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2010
  • Mostly boys until 2009, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s18#9,015 (1983)#9,546
1990s0——
2000s25#12,408 (2003)#14,404
2010s3,858#409 (2019)#879
2020s6,878#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 2017

girls
#615
494 births · 1 in 3,495 girls
boys
#2,450
52 births · 1 in 35,595 boys

Top girls' names in 2017

  1. #1Emma19,873
  2. #2Olivia18,778
  3. #3Ava16,017
  4. #4Isabella15,263
  5. #5Sophia14,947
  6. #6Mia13,521
  7. #7Charlotte12,969
  8. #8Amelia11,870
  9. #9Evelyn10,748
  10. #10Abigail10,645
  11. #615Collins494

Top boys' names in 2017

  1. #1Liam18,874
  2. #2Noah18,507
  3. #3William15,046
  4. #4James14,362
  5. #5Logan14,061
  6. #6Benjamin13,858
  7. #7Mason13,602
  8. #8Elijah13,449
  9. #9Jacob13,269
  10. #10Oliver13,224
  11. #2,450Collins52
More about 2017

girls

1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 3,495 of them was named Collins, which outranked 96.7% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Collins
  1. #611Hayley496
  2. #613Amalia495
  3. #613Elliot495
  4. #615Collins494
  5. #616Jaylah488
  6. #617Kailani486
  7. #617Melina486
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,443Ensley#2,412 → #969
  2. ↑ 1,020Oaklynn#1,908 → #888
  3. ↑ 842Dream#1,667 → #825
  4. ↑ 749Oaklyn#1,425 → #676
  5. ↑ 717Melania#1,649 → #932
Fallers
  1. ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
  2. ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
  3. ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
  4. ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
  5. ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154

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

boys

1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 35,595 of them was named Collins, which outranked 82.8% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Collins
  1. #2,417Zacari53
  2. #2,417Zaki53
  3. #2,417Zyair53
  4. #2,450Collins52
  5. #2,450Alpha52
  6. #2,450Amaziah52
  7. #2,450Arius52
  8. #2,493Ajani51
  9. #2,493Ameen51
  10. #2,493Boris51

Tied with 42 names at #2,450; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 497Wells#1,413 → #916
  2. ↑ 419Kairo#1,221 → #802
  3. ↑ 339Caspian#1,199 → #860
  4. ↑ 313Colson#1,049 → #736
  5. ↑ 311Kace#1,183 → #872
Fallers
  1. ↓ 415Riaan#861 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 292Chevy#980 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 245Kylo#904 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 226Braeden#993 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 194Kamdyn#809 → #1,003

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

See the top 100 for 2017 →