Is Collins a boy or girl name?
Collins is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,237 girls and 53 boys were named Collins, so 95.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 72.3% of the 13,128 US babies named Collins were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,524
- Girl rank, 2024
- #257
- Babies named Collins since 1881
- 13,128
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 1,333 babies
Boys and girls named Collins, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 100 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 280 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 329 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 245 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 284 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 297 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 195 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 182 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 278 | 18 | 6.1% |
| 1990s | 287 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 301 | 25 | 7.7% |
| 2010s | 514 | 3,858 | 88.2% |
| 2020s | 266 | 5,589 | 95.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53 | #2,524 | 1,237 | #257 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2,276 | 1,271 | #238 |
| 2022 | 55 | #2,497 | 1,234 | #248 |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,699 | 1,001 | #328 |
| 2020 | 49 | #2,592 | 846 | #364 |
| 2019 | 48 | #2,665 | 765 | #409 |
| 2018 | 58 | #2,306 | 607 | #514 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,457 | 494 | #615 |
| 2016 | 45 | #2,693 | 452 | #649 |
| 2015 | 52 | #2,433 | 405 | #704 |
| 2014 | 53 | #2,407 | 329 | #840 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,630 | 248 | #1,004 |
| 2012 | 44 | #2,721 | 265 | #961 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,177 | 177 | #1,323 |
| 2010 | 57 | #2,265 | 116 | #1,774 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,567 | 7 | #14,025 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,946 | 6 | #15,827 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,318 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,397 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 35 | #2,968 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,379 | 5 | #16,679 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,858 | 7 | #12,697 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,121 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 33 | #2,817 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,686 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 33 | #2,620 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,508 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,693 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,860 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,698 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,724 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,416 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,764 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,093 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 31 | #2,209 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,206 | 6 | #10,645 |
| 1987 | 39 | #1,713 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,967 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,026 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,050 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 20 | #2,422 | 6 | #9,261 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,282 | 6 | #9,464 |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,819 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,229 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,953 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,380 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,307 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,296 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,378 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,529 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,686 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 30 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,921 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,151 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,470 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,497 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 22 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 27 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 19 | #1,864 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 20 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 31 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,814 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 23 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 30 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,574 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 26 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 42 | #1,155 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 48 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 29 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 31 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 39 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 27 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 35 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 31 | #1,195 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 28 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 24 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 24 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,492 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 26 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 25 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 29 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 18 | #1,805 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 26 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 29 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 43 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 37 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 43 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 43 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 41 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 34 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 34 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 30 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 25 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 47 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 47 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 31 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,132 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 10 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 12 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 14 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 11 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 11 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 7 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 16 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 7 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 9 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 9 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #662 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Collins reached #630 in 1900. As a girl name, it reached #238 in 2023. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Collins
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.