#3342024 rank
2004peak year
125,824babies named Colin since 1880
▼ 26%5-year trend
Colin popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Colin mean?
From Scottish Gaelic Cailean, 'young whelp, pup', and also an English diminutive of Nicholas, 'victory of the people'. It has been a steady British and American classic.
OriginScottish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
Names like Colin
Same era, same vibe — if you like Colin, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Colins
- Colin Firth, actor
Spellings & variants
CaileanCollin
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