Collin is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Collin means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Collin across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Collin has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Collin is a boy name of Greek origin meaning “people of victory or dove”. A variant of Colin, a pet form of Nicholas, or from Gaelic Cailean.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 81,962 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 64 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Collin per year, United States (1895 to 2025). United States peaked in 1996 (3,369/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2012 (7/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2008 (3/yr).
Collin has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1996, when it ranked #213 nationally (given to 3,372 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1990s.
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