Colin
2025 SSA
About Colin
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.
Pronounced KAH-lin.
As of October 2026, Colin ranked #343 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #85 in 2004, Nameberry popularity #144.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #142 | 2,883 | 1,500.9 |
| 2015 | #172 | 2,424 | 1,264.6 |
| 2016 | #198 | 2,052 | 1,081.3 |
| 2017 | #228 | 1,666 | 900.1 |
| 2018 | #249 | 1,479 | 814.4 |
| 2019 | #260 | 1,394 | 776.9 |
| 2020 | #287 | 1,176 | 681.3 |
| 2021 | #269 | 1,288 | 736.2 |
| 2022 | #293 | 1,170 | 670.1 |
| 2023 | #334 | 1,004 | 586.9 |
| 2024 | #334 | 1,035 | 600.7 |
| 2025 | #343 | 950 | 556.2 |
World rankings
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Colin on lists
Famous Colins
- Colin Luther Powell
American general and 65th Secretary of State
- Colin Ford
American actor
- Colin Lewes Hanks
American actor; son of Tom Hanks
- Colin Andrew Firth
English actor
- Colin Egglesfield
American actor
- Colin James Farrell
Irish actor
- Colin Morgan
Irish Actor
- Colin Campbell Cooper
American painter
- Colin Alexander Cunningham
American actor
- Colin Edward Quinn
American comedian
- Colin Rand Kaepernick
American NFL football player
- Colin O'Donoghue
Irish Actor
- Colin Thomas Hannah
Australian Air Force commander; 19th Governor of Queensland
- Colin Ward
English anarchist writer
- Colin Todd
English footballer and manager
- Colin Kelly Jost
American actor and comedian
- Colin John Bond
Australian racing driver
- Colin Cowherd
American radio sportscaster
- Colin Patrick Henry Meloy
American lead singer of band The Decemberist
- Colin Donnell
American actor
- Colin Michael Stanley (b. 2006)
son of American musician Paul Stanley
- Colin Woodell
American actor, most known for his role as Winston Scott in Peacock's John Wick prequel series, The Continental, and Xander Phillips in Netflix's Pulse
Colin in pop culture
- Colin Craven
character in F.H. Burnett's "The Secret Garden"
- Colin Creevey
character in the Harry Potter series
- Colin Fisher
intern on TV's "Bones"
- Colin Hart
character on TV's "Everwood"
- Colin Hargreaves
character in the Lady Emily Ashton series
- Colin
character in "George Dandin ou le Mari confondu" by Moliere
- Colin McCrae
character on TV show "Gilmore Girls"
- Colin Singleton
in "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
- Colin Thatcher
a main character in Mary Kubica's novel, "The Good Girl"
- Colin Bridgerton
in "Bridgerton" a hit TV show on Netflix
- Colin Becher
character in podcast "The Magnus Protocol"