Colin

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Colin is a given name of Scottish and Old French origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 133,202 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 132,757 as boys and 445 as girls. Colin gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 2004 and has since declined significantly. It is the #564 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,035
2023 1,004
2022 1,170
2021 1,293
2020 1,181
2019 1,394
2018 1,479
2017 1,666
2016 2,052
2015 2,429
2014 2,888
2013 3,041
2012 3,022
2011 3,272
2010 3,489
2009 3,657
2008 3,732
2007 3,614
2006 3,866
2005 4,540
2004 5,147
2003 4,883
2002 3,315
2001 3,180
2000 3,263
1999 3,086
1998 3,083
1997 3,109
1996 2,964
1995 2,635
1994 2,823
1993 2,911
1992 2,641
1991 2,309
1990 2,801
1989 2,621
1988 2,273
1987 2,115
1986 1,706
1985 1,755
1984 1,787
1983 1,569
1982 1,544
1981 1,243
1980 1,210
1979 1,153
1978 953
1977 839
1976 800
1975 706
1974 673
1973 566
1972 573
1971 665
1970 631
1969 589
1968 502
1967 445
1966 403
1965 453
1964 391
1963 397
1962 350
1961 357
1960 301
1959 323
1958 281
1957 269
1956 286
1955 256
1954 244
1953 213
1952 198
1951 194
1950 195
1949 210
1948 221
1947 176
1946 148
1945 125
1944 237
1943 320
1942 349
1941 75
1940 58
1939 55
1938 55
1937 52
1936 46
1935 54
1934 64
1933 50
1932 44
1931 28
1930 43
1929 40
1928 52
1927 41
1926 45
1925 39
1924 41
1923 43
1922 34
1921 35
1920 42
1919 43
1918 45
1917 42
1916 42
1915 31
1914 23
1913 17
1912 12
1911 7
1910 5
1909 5
1908 5
1907 6
1905 5
1904 8
1902 5
1898 5
1897 8
1896 6
1895 5
1890 6
1889 6
1887 6
1886 7
1885 6
1883 5
1882 5
1881 5
1880 6