Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Colin

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Colin
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2004

Peak era

2004

Peak rank proxy

5,122

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20042024

Peak year

2004

Decline from peak

79.8%

2024

1,035

All-time

132,757

Colin is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2004, when 5,122 boys were named Colin.

In 2024, only 1,035 boys were given the name.

Down 79.8% from its peak.

All told, about 132,757 Americans have been named Colin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2004

20045,122 boys named Colin

20241,035 boys named Colin

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