Baby Name Popularity Profile

Collin

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Collin.

✦ Young hound or victory of the people 🌍 Irish, Greek Traditional
National Rank (2025) #493
All-Time Peak Rank #115 Achieved 1996
Total U.S. Births 81,437 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.5% Boy / 0.5% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1895 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2000s 3,358 births in 1996
💡 The Collin Vibe: Considered a Declining Classic. A previously dominant name currently experiencing a prolonged generational cooling period.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Young hound or victory of the people
Language Origin Irish, Greek
Origin Type multiple
Derived from the Irish name Coileán meaning 'cub' or 'young hound'. It is also used as a diminutive of Nicholas, which is of Greek origin meaning 'victory of the people'.
Common Nicknames
Col
Alternative Spellings
Colin
Pronunciation: KOL-in
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: Medium · Under review

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Collin across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -3.8%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -55.7%
2015: 1,383 births 1,383 2016: 1,203 births 2017: 995 births 2018: 914 births 2019: 820 births 2020: 637 births 637 2021: 730 births 2022: 649 births 2023: 614 births 2024: 631 births 2025: 613 births 613
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 3,358 births in 1996
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 47 yrs
Longest Streak 114 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 5
1900s: 14
1910s: 119
1920s: 191
1930s: 149
1940s: 405
1950s: 488
1960s: 848
1970s: 2,018
1980s: 6,132
1990s: 23,753
2000s: 27,831
2010s: 15,610
2020s: 3,874

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Coll-in
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with C, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Utah
Top States Utah, Wisconsin, Alaska, Nevada, Colorado
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Utah #523 1,302 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #492 2,529 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 159 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #527 368 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #423 1,321 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #280 1,988 2003 28.0% Decline
Washington Unranked 1,771 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #451 1,974 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #457 2,505 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #594 1,382 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #521 3,944 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #329 2,318 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 763 1996 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 348 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #584 1,538 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #734 1,244 1996 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 304 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #396 1,019 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #544 871 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 164 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #447 376 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #442 4,186 1997 27.3% Decline
Delaware Unranked 180 2002 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #651 6,718 1996 17.9% Decline
Florida #467 2,984 2009 +34.5% Growth
Virginia #440 1,961 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #361 1,710 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #571 2,117 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #402 1,027 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #256 1,271 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #333 801 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #420 3,565 1996 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #442 1,029 2004 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #477 2,022 2008 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 236 1998 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #336 738 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 204 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #494 3,579 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #428 1,223 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Maine #238 279 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 225 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #388 1,495 1996 Insufficient historical volume
California #701 5,637 1997 11.4% Decline
Mississippi #427 698 2010 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #581 1,412 1997 Insufficient historical volume
New York #472 3,749 1996 +34.6% Growth
New Mexico Unranked 253 2006 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 432 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 56 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 103 1995 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 59 1989 Insufficient historical volume

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