Collin

“Variant of Colin — Young dog or pup; or a diminutive of Nicholas” — Irish/Scottish Gaelic, or Old French origin

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

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

Around the world: about 1 in 760 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 3,700 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 5,400 boys in Austria (2025).

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

Famous Collins

Collin Benjamin — Namibian footballer and manager
Collin Sexton — American professional basketball player
Collin Chou — Taiwanese actor
Collin Morikawa — American professional golfer
Collin Peterson — American politician

In stories & tradition

Collin — Pikmin 4

What Collins become

Among 174 notable people named Collin:

Sports figures appear 2.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Collin Benjamin, Namibian footballer and manager.

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

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