Collin Boy
How popular is Collin?
#493 boy name in 2025
613 baby boys were named Collin in the US in 2025, making it the 493rd most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
Collin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #493 for boys (▼ 4 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 613 boys, 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #261 in 2015, #465 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1996 (3,358 boys) |
| Highest rank | #115 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1895 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Collin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Colin family of names ranked #234 for boys in 2025 (#229 the year before), with 1,628 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Collin is most popular
Babies named Collin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Collin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,078 |
| 1900s | 14 | #901 |
| 1910s | 119 | #1,420 |
| 1920s | 191 | #1,378 |
| 1930s | 149 | #1,576 |
| 1940s | 405 | #897 |
| 1950s | 488 | #914 |
| 1960s | 848 | #694 |
| 1970s | 2,018 | #443 |
| 1980s | 6,132 | #247 |
| 1990s | 23,753 | #115 |
| 2000s | 27,831 | #128 |
| 2010s | 15,610 | #148 |
| 2020s | 3,874 | #423 |
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Questions
- Is Collin a boy or girl name?
- Collin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Collin were boys.
- How popular is the name Collin?
- 613 baby boys were named Collin in the US in 2025, making it the 493rd most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
- When was Collin most popular?
- Collin peaked in 1996, when 3,358 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #115 in 1996.
- How many people are named Collin?
- 81,962 babies have been named Collin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 79,282 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
- Where is Collin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Collin was most common in Arkansas, at 0.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.