Collin

Meaning: The people's victory
Origin: Greek — Variant of Colin

Boy's name · #493 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Collin reached its best rank, #115, in 1996 and ranked #493 in 2025. Roughly 81,000 boys have been named Collin since 1895.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#151 in Sweden (2025) · #374 in Netherlands (2025) · #603 in Austria (2025) · #739 in Belgium (2025) · #1,624 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,642 in Canada (2025) · #2,331 in France (2025) · #3,432 in Ecuador (2025) · #522 in Poland (2021) · #3,996 in England & Wales (2017) · #698 in Ireland (2008) · #149 in New Zealand (1924).

Famous Collins

Collin Sexton — American basketball player (born 1999)
Collin Morikawa — American professional golfer (born 1997)
Collin Gillespie — American basketball player (born 1999)
Collin Murray-Boyles — American basketball player (born 2005)
Collin Chou — Taiwanese actor (born 1967)

In stories & tradition

Collin — Pikmin 4 (video game)

What Collins become

Among 173 notable people named Collin:

Sports figures appear 2.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Collin Benjamin, Namibian retired football midfielder (born 1978).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Colin (#343), Collin would rank around #228 with about 1,600 births last year — the newborns split about 61/39 between Colin and Collin.

Similar names: Colin · Jake · Colby · Donovan · Quinn · Devin

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