Boy
Colin
Colin is a boy's name, a solidly familiar choice, that is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2000s.
EtymologyDiminutive of Nicholas – "victory of the people"
GaelicGaelic "cuilein" – "young pup, whelp"
Also spelled: Collin
Births by decade
1900s
34
1910s
267
1920s
412
1930s
491
1940s
1,919
1950s
2,459
1960s
4,192
1970s
7,568
1980s
17,814
1990s
28,355
2000s
39,187
2010s
21,842
Peaked in the 2000s · 124,540 total U.S. births since 1900