Colin

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Colin is an English-language masculine given name. It has two distinct origins: A diminutive form of "Colle", itself an Old French short form of the name Nicolas. This name, but not the anglicized Gaelic name, is also found in the spelling Collin.

From Wikipedia

Colin first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 665 babies (rank #74 that year). In 2024 it was given to 108 boys (rank #308). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Colin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Colin yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

10,174

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

665

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Bridgerton: Colin Bridgerton — third brother, traveller

Famous people named Colin

Colin Powellsecurity advisor · b. 1937
Colin Firthfilm actor · b. 1960
Colin Farrellfilm actor · b. 1976
Colin MacLaurinmathematician · b. 1698
Colin Morganfilm actor · b. 1986

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	665	#74
1992	596	#77
1993	591	#73
1994	474	#75
1995	515	#80
1996	498	#76
1997	481	#76
1998	415	#82
1999	385	#88
2000	328	#98
2001	342	#97
2002	314	#101
2003	320	#99
2004	332	#96
2005	307	#107
2006	278	#120
2007	275	#128
2008	298	#129
2009	300	#128
2010	277	#140
2011	257	#147
2012	250	#155
2013	199	#182
2014	209	#185
2015	167	#221
2016	165	#222
2017	127	#282
2018	121	#283
2019	128	#272
2020	102	#315
2021	117	#295
2022	123	#264
2023	110	#290
2024	108	#308