Names / Boy names
Colin
Current rank
#343
and easing
All-time peak
#85
in 2004
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
134,100
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #85 in 2004 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Colin first appears in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. Today it sits at #343 and is easing off its highs. It peaked in 2004 at #85. More than 134,100 children have been given the name overall.