Colin

Meaning and origin of Colin

Popularity of Colin in France since 1986

• It peaked in 1999.
• Over recent years, Colin has been rising (+6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Colin every 18 schools, all spellings combined.

Colin in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  359^th boys’ name101 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,683−8% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  341^st boys’ name2,992 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,718−5.2% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  356^th boys’ name32 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,244

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  509^th boys’ name17 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,620

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  693^rd boys’ name9 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,660

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,296^th boys’ name62 babies in 3 years1 boy in 13,328−3.2% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Collin15
• Colyn10
• Colinn5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Colin

• Alex
• Arès
• Aris
• Calixte
• Bastien
• Néo
• Priam
• Eugène
• Alec
• Téo
• Angel
• Andy

See also

• →French names of Greek origin