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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 79 babies (rank #311 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

1,091

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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
1996	76	#320
1997	79	#311
1998	56	#395
1999	62	#368
2000	57	#393
2001	62	#383
2002	46	#472
2003	45	#520
2004	49	#533
2005	40	#658
2006	52	#566
2007	54	#569
2008	38	#760
2009	51	#628
2010	72	#491
2011	43	#733
2012	43	#759
2013	35	#855
2014	48	#689
2015	38	#823
2016	45	#749