Colin
4 countries#343 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Colin was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
134,151 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #343 · peaked in 2004 with 5,147 births
Most common in: California, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
8,758 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #495 · peaked in 1974 with 634 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
6,276 births recorded 1909–2022 · currently #407 · peaked in 1999 with 328 births
Most common in: Paris, Rhône, Nord, Loire-Atlantique, Isère
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
162 births recorded 1997–2021 · peaked in 1997 with 24 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Colin’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #111 | — |
| 2007 | #119 | ↓8 |
| 2008 | #114 | ↑5 |
| 2009 | #113 | ↑1 |
| 2010 | #111 | ↑2 |
| 2011 | #121 | ↓10 |
| 2012 | #124 | ↓3 |
| 2013 | #125 | ↓1 |
| 2014 | #142 | ↓17 |
| 2015 | #172 | ↓30 |
| 2016 | #198 | ↓26 |
| 2017 | #228 | ↓30 |
| 2018 | #249 | ↓21 |
| 2019 | #260 | ↓11 |
| 2020 | #287 | ↓27 |
| 2021 | #269 | ↑18 |
| 2022 | #292 | ↓23 |
| 2023 | #334 | ↓42 |
| 2024 | #335 | ↓1 |
| 2025 | #343 | ↓8 |
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