🔥Colin

English diminutive of Nicholas or Irish and Scottish

"people of victory; pup"

Updated Mon Sep 02 2024

Colin Origin and Meaning

The name Colin is a boy's name of Scottish, Greek, Irish origin meaning "people of victory; pup".

Thanks to its dashing Anglo-Irish image — due partly to Colins Firth and Farrell — and its C-initialed two-syllable sound, Colin and its cousin Collin have enjoyed a long run of popularity, reaching as high as Number 84 in 2004.

The usual pronunciation of Colin is COLL-in, but the alternate COLE-in version was publicized by General Colin Powell, the first U.S. African-American Secretary of State, who was named after World War II hero Colin Kelly.

Literary cred: Colin Craven is a character in The Secret Garden, and Colin Creevey appears in the Harry Potter books.

Both Kevin James and Kiss's Paul Stanley have young sons named Colin, while Tom Hanks has a grown one.

# 334 in the US

Colin Rank in US Top 1000

# 182 on Nameberry

Colin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Colin Popularity

334US2023
182Nameberry2024
893England2021
98Germany2016
104Netherlands2015
52Sweden2022
104Switzerland2023

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Famous People Named Colin

Colin Luther PowellAmerican general and 65th Secretary of State
Colin FordAmerican actor
Colin Lewes HanksAmerican actor; son of Tom Hanks
Colin Andrew FirthEnglish actor
Colin EgglesfieldAmerican actor
Colin James FarrellIrish actor
Colin MorganIrish Actor
Colin Campbell CooperAmerican painter
Colin Alexander CunninghamAmerican actor
Colin Edward QuinnAmerican comedian
Colin Rand KaepernickAmerican NFL football player

Colin O'DonoghueIrish Actor
Colin Thomas HannahAustralian Air Force commander; 19th Governor of Queensland
Colin WardEnglish anarchist writer
Colin ToddEnglish footballer and manager
Colin Kelly JostAmerican actor and comedian
Colin John BondAustralian racing driver
Colin CowherdAmerican radio sportscaster
Colin Patrick Henry MeloyAmerican lead singer of band The Decemberist
Colin DonnellAmerican actor
Colin Michael Stanley (b. 2006)son of American musician Paul Stanley

Colin in Pop Culture

Colin Cravencharacter in F.H. Burnett's "The Secret Garden"
Colin Creeveycharacter in the Harry Potter series
Colin Fisherintern on TV's "Bones"
Colin Hartcharacter on TV's "Everwood"
Colin Hargreavescharacter in the Lady Emily Ashton series
Colincharacter in "George Dandin ou le Mari confondu" by Moliere
Colin McCraecharacter on TV show "Gilmore Girls"
Colin Singletonin "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
Colin Thatchera main character in Mary Kubica's novel, "The Good Girl"