Colin

Given to 134,151 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −23% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#343

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

950

boys 950

Peak year

2004

5,122 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

134,151

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Colin was most popular in 2004, when 5,122 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 950 babies were named Colin, ranking #343 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 23%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	950	343
2024	<5	—	1,038	335
2023	<5	—	1,004	334
2022	<5	—	1,170	292
2021	5	15251	1,289	269
2020	5	15088	1,177	287
2019	<5	—	1,394	260
2018	<5	—	1,479	249
2017	<5	—	1,666	228
2016	<5	—	2,052	198
2015	5	16419	2,424	172
2014	5	16513	2,883	142
2013	<5	—	3,041	125
2012	<5	—	3,022	124
2011	7	13347	3,265	121
2010	<5	—	3,489	111
2009	<5	—	3,657	113
2008	<5	—	3,732	114
2007	6	15491	3,608	119
2006	5	17168	3,861	111
2005	8	11834	4,532	95
2004	25	5062	5,122	85
2003	7	12408	4,876	88
2002	<5	—	3,315	116
2001	10	9351	3,170	125
2000	8	10745	3,256	117
1999	6	12688	3,080	119
1998	7	11138	3,076	122
1997	10	8334	3,099	125
1996	11	7574	2,954	126
1995	5	13386	2,630	134
1994	8	9586	2,815	124
1993	14	6264	2,897	121
1992	11	7512	2,631	126
1991	15	5949	2,294	139
1990	19	4868	2,782	122
1989	17	5049	2,604	126
1988	15	5321	2,258	131
1987	17	4660	2,098	134
1986	16	4724	1,690	158
1985	17	4455	1,738	156
1984	19	3990	1,768	152
1983	12	5457	1,557	166
1982	7	8224	1,536	171
1981	16	4532	1,227	202
1980	14	4978	1,196	204
1979	12	5427	1,141	207
1978	5	9750	946	223
1977	12	5213	826	248
1976	10	5601	790	250
1975	<5	—	706	273
1974	6	7680	666	282
1973	5	8423	561	312
1972	7	6558	566	321
1971	7	6619	658	300
1970	7	6362	624	314
1969	10	4723	578	320
1968	<5	—	502	343
1967	<5	—	445	354
1966	<5	—	403	376
1965	<5	—	452	360
1964	<5	—	390	405
1963	5	6592	391	406
1962	<5	—	350	428
1961	<5	—	356	420
1960	7	5168	295	463
1959	<5	—	323	443
1958	<5	—	281	471
1957	<5	—	269	473
1956	<5	—	286	446
1955	<5	—	256	462
1954	<5	—	244	465
1953	<5	—	213	481
1952	<5	—	198	501
1951	<5	—	194	485
1950	<5	—	195	476
1949	<5	—	210	456
1948	<5	—	221	448
1947	<5	—	176	509
1946	<5	—	148	526
1945	<5	—	125	533
1944	<5	—	237	394
1943	<5	—	320	344
1942	<5	—	349	323
1941	<5	—	75	713
1940	<5	—	58	818
1939	<5	—	55	818
1938	<5	—	55	834
1937	<5	—	52	845
1936	<5	—	46	906
1935	<5	—	54	850
1934	<5	—	64	771
1933	<5	—	50	875
1932	<5	—	44	992
1931	<5	—	28	1302
1930	<5	—	43	1053
1929	<5	—	40	1094
1928	<5	—	52	938
1927	<5	—	41	1112
1926	<5	—	45	1034
1925	<5	—	39	1121
1924	<5	—	41	1117
1923	<5	—	43	1087
1922	<5	—	34	1242
1921	<5	—	35	1226
1920	<5	—	42	1089
1919	<5	—	43	1034
1918	<5	—	45	996
1917	<5	—	42	1003
1916	<5	—	42	984
1915	<5	—	31	1159
1914	<5	—	23	1221
1913	<5	—	17	1256
1912	<5	—	12	1417
1911	<5	—	7	1387
1910	<5	—	5	1589
1909	<5	—	5	1440
1908	<5	—	5	1373
1907	<5	—	6	1200
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	5	1233
1904	<5	—	8	874
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	5	1137
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	5	1121
1897	<5	—	8	787
1896	<5	—	6	982
1895	<5	—	5	1079
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	6	884
1889	<5	—	6	878
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	6	819
1886	<5	—	7	758
1885	<5	—	6	836
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	5	892
1882	<5	—	5	943
1881	<5	—	5	866
1880	<5	—	6	809

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Other spellings

Colleen · 163,084 Collin · 81,962 Coleen · 11,998 Colene · 1,624 Colon · 1,329 Collen · 1,173 Collyn · 1,088 Collene · 1,009

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Where Colin is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years