How popular is the name Collin?

Collin ranks 348th among boys' names in US records, with 84,354 births since 1895. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,098.

Is Collin a unisex name?

No. Collin is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1996, when 3,455 children were given the name. It has been in use for 130 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Kollin, Kollyn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#348 of boy names

Pronounced K AA1 L IH0 N (ARPABET)

Collin is a boys' name, and first appears in 1895. It has been given to 84,354 children — the 348th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 63% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1996, when 3,455 children were given it.

Two other spellings are counted in that total — Kollin and Kollyn — because they are pronounced identically.

1996Boys: 3,455Girls: 11

These spellings sound identical to Collin and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Collin?: Collin ranks 348th among boys' names in US records, with 84,354 births since 1895. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,098.
Is Collin a unisex name?: No. Collin is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Collin most popular?: 1996, when 3,455 children were given the name. It has been in use for 130 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Collin spelled?: Kollin, Kollyn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.