The first name Collin
A boy’s name from Greek.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Greek origin
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Collin last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 2012, with 7 births (#2,721).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Collin with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Collin at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 613 boys born in the United States were named Collin, the 493rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1996, when 3,358 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Collin in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Colin
- Collen
Famous people named Collin
16 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Collin SextonAmerican basketball player (born 1999)
- Isabelle Collin DufresneFrench-American artist and author (1935–2014)
- Collin PetersonAmerican politician, born 1944
- Collin MorikawaAmerican professional golfer, born 1997
- Collin GillespieAmerican basketball player (born 1999)
- Collin MitchellCurler, born 1969
- Collin WilcoxAmerican actress (1935-2009)
- Collin WalcottAmerican musician, ethnomusicologist (1945–1984)
- Collin QuanerGerman association football player, born 1991
- Collin MartinAmerican professional soccer player, born 1994
- Collin AltamiranoAmerican tennis player, born 1995
- Collin VeijerDutch motorcycle racer, born 2005
More Greek boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Collin mean?
- Coll + -in. A spelling variant of Colin. From a medieval diminutive of Coll, a diminutive of Nicholas.
- What is the origin of the name Collin?
- Coll + -in. A spelling variant of Colin. From a medieval diminutive of Coll, a diminutive of Nicholas.
- How popular is the name Collin?
- In 2017, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Collin, ranking 3,996th. Its peak was 2012, with 7 births.
- Is Collin a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 81,962 US babies named Collin since 1880 were boys.
- When was Collin most popular?
- 1996 in the United States, when 3,358 babies were named Collin, its highest rank at 115th.
- What name is Collin a form of?
- Collin is a form of Colin.
- What are other spellings of Collin?
- Colin and Collen.
- Is Collin also a surname?
- Yes. Collin is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.