Collins
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning son of Colin; descendant of Cailean.
How Collins has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #703 |
| 2016 | #648 |
| 2017 | #612 |
| 2018 | #514 |
| 2019 | #408 |
| 2020 | #364 |
| 2021 | #328 |
| 2022 | #247 |
| 2023 | #237 |
| 2024 | #257 |
| 2025 | #241 |
Collins by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Collins. In the US, 544 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Colin
Like Collins, each of these traces back to Colin: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Collins. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Collins
Names that are said the same way as Collins, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Collins
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