Is Colin a boy or girl name?
Colin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,035 boys were named Colin, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 133,202 US babies named Colin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #334
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Colin since 1880
- 133,202
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 5,147 babies
Boys and girls named Colin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 46 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 267 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 412 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 491 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,919 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,459 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 4,166 | 22 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 7,488 | 71 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 17,673 | 150 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 28,256 | 106 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 39,128 | 69 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 24,715 | 17 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 5,673 | 10 | 0.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,035 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,004 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,170 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,288 | #269 | 5 | #15,756 |
| 2020 | 1,176 | #287 | 5 | #15,635 |
| 2019 | 1,394 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,479 | #249 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,666 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2,052 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2,424 | #172 | 5 | #17,028 |
| 2014 | 2,883 | #142 | 5 | #17,148 |
| 2013 | 3,041 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3,022 | #124 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3,265 | #121 | 7 | #13,680 |
| 2010 | 3,489 | #111 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3,657 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3,732 | #114 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3,608 | #119 | 6 | #15,930 |
| 2006 | 3,861 | #111 | 5 | #17,727 |
| 2005 | 4,532 | #95 | 8 | #12,073 |
| 2004 | 5,122 | #85 | 25 | #5,096 |
| 2003 | 4,876 | #88 | 7 | #12,695 |
| 2002 | 3,315 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3,170 | #125 | 10 | #9,531 |
| 2000 | 3,255 | #117 | 8 | #10,956 |
| 1999 | 3,080 | #119 | 6 | #13,034 |
| 1998 | 3,076 | #122 | 7 | #11,383 |
| 1997 | 3,099 | #125 | 10 | #8,494 |
| 1996 | 2,953 | #126 | 11 | #7,700 |
| 1995 | 2,630 | #134 | 5 | #13,884 |
| 1994 | 2,815 | #124 | 8 | #9,754 |
| 1993 | 2,897 | #121 | 14 | #6,339 |
| 1992 | 2,630 | #126 | 11 | #7,630 |
| 1991 | 2,294 | #139 | 15 | #6,009 |
| 1990 | 2,782 | #122 | 19 | #4,905 |
| 1989 | 2,604 | #126 | 17 | #5,093 |
| 1988 | 2,258 | #131 | 15 | #5,382 |
| 1987 | 2,098 | #134 | 17 | #4,699 |
| 1986 | 1,690 | #158 | 16 | #4,771 |
| 1985 | 1,738 | #156 | 17 | #4,495 |
| 1984 | 1,768 | #152 | 19 | #4,030 |
| 1983 | 1,557 | #166 | 12 | #5,521 |
| 1982 | 1,537 | #171 | 7 | #8,400 |
| 1981 | 1,227 | #202 | 16 | #4,572 |
| 1980 | 1,196 | #204 | 14 | #5,029 |
| 1979 | 1,141 | #207 | 12 | #5,488 |
| 1978 | 948 | #223 | 5 | #10,050 |
| 1977 | 827 | #248 | 12 | #5,261 |
| 1976 | 790 | #250 | 10 | #5,664 |
| 1975 | 706 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 667 | #282 | 6 | #7,873 |
| 1973 | 561 | #313 | 5 | #8,669 |
| 1972 | 566 | #321 | 7 | #6,691 |
| 1971 | 658 | #300 | 7 | #6,735 |
| 1970 | 624 | #314 | 7 | #6,468 |
| 1969 | 579 | #320 | 10 | #4,774 |
| 1968 | 502 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 445 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 403 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 453 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 391 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 392 | #406 | 5 | #6,771 |
| 1962 | 350 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 357 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 294 | #464 | 7 | #5,267 |
| 1959 | 323 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 281 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 269 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 286 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 256 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 244 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 213 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 198 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 194 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 195 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 210 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 221 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 176 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 148 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 125 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 237 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 320 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 349 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 75 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 58 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 55 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 55 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 52 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 46 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 54 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 64 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 50 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 44 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 28 | #1,309 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 43 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 40 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 52 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 41 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 45 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 39 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 41 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 43 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 34 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 35 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 42 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 43 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 45 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 42 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 42 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 31 | #1,163 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #833 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Colin reached #85 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #4,030 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Colin
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.