U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Collin?

Collin was the #704 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Collin

72,614

About 1 in 4,565 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#704

More common than 98.7% of listed first names

Peak year

1996

3,369 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

619

#980 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 4,565

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

99.3% male0.7% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic83.3%
Black, non-Hispanic5.52%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.61%
Asian / Pacific Islander2.23%
Two or more races4.57%
Hispanic or Latino3.80%

Reading the result

Collin across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Collin reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1996, with 3,369 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 619 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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