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Colin

Boy Ancient Greek #334 in 2023

Colin is a boy name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Colin

Diminutive of Coll, a medieval short form of Nicholas. It has also been used to anglicize and.

Popularity of Colin

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,004 births in 2023

1880 2023

131,722 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2004

5,122 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.