Meaning and history
Colin has two established histories in English. It is an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Cailean, traditionally connected with a word for a young dog or whelp, and it also developed in medieval England as a diminutive of Nicholas, meaning "victory of the people." Notable bearers include actors Colin Firth and Colin Farrell and former U.S. secretary of state Colin Powell.
20062006: 3,861 births, rank #111
2007: 3,608 births, rank #119
2008: 3,732 births, rank #114
2009: 3,657 births, rank #113
2010: 3,489 births, rank #111
20112011: 3,265 births, rank #121
2012: 3,022 births, rank #124
2013: 3,041 births, rank #125
2014: 2,883 births, rank #142
2015: 2,424 births, rank #172
20162016: 2,052 births, rank #198
2017: 1,666 births, rank #228
2018: 1,479 births, rank #249
2019: 1,394 births, rank #260
2020: 1,177 births, rank #287
20212021: 1,289 births, rank #269
2022: 1,170 births, rank #292
2023: 1,004 births, rank #334
2024: 1,038 births, rank #335
20252025: 950 births, rank #343
Colin moved from #335 to #343 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2004, with 5,122 births.