Colin

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Origin and meaning of Colin

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Boys - 99% (24,545 births)

Girls - 1% (18 births)

Source: US SSA data
boy Boy
boy Boy

Origin:: Variant of the Greek name Nicholas
Meaning:: Victory of the people

Origin:: Variant of the Irish name Cailean
Meaning:: Whelp, pup

Origin:: English variant of the Scottish name Columba
Meaning:: Dove

More info:: Colin is a Gaelic/Celtic name that is derived from either Cailean or Coilean. Cailean is a name that means "welp, pup" and is sometimes used as a Scottish variant of Colomba, meaning "dove". Coilean is the Irish spelling of Cailean, therefore, they share a common meaning.

There is some speculation that Colin might also have origins as a nickname of Nicholas.

Colin Creevey was a character in the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling.

In popular culture, Colin may refer to British actor Colin Firth.

Pronunciation:: KOH lin

Form of:: Nicholas

Variants:

Collin
Colen

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Popularity:: Ranks 123rd in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Colin (Source: US SSA)

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Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1880 Colin was chosen 112,434 times as a name, 425 times for girls and 112,009 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	229	-	123	-	3,001
2011	212	13,580	120	7	3,242
2010	194	-	111	-	3,463
2009	200	-	112	-	3,651
2008	201	-	114	-	3,725
2007	213	15,900	119	6	3,607
2006	201	17,692	111	5	3,856
2005	167	12,061	95	8	4,529
2004	144	5,089	84	25	5,120
2003	151	12,682	88	7	4,873
2002	216	-	116	-	3,313
2001	233	9,519	125	10	3,167
2000	226	10,940	117	8	3,255
1999	230	13,023	119	6	3,081
1998	236	11,375	122	7	3,073
1997	230	8,487	125	10	3,097
1996	234	7,698	126	11	2,954
1995	253	13,879	135	5	2,628
1994	239	9,751	124	8	2,815
1993	236	6,333	121	14	2,897
1992	253	7,626	127	11	2,627
1991	275	6,004	139	15	2,295
1990	239	4,901	122	19	2,779
1989	241	5,090	126	17	2,605
1988	260	5,370	131	15	2,255
1987	272	4,694	135	17	2,093
1986	324	4,767	158	16	1,684
1985	320	4,491	156	17	1,738
1984	315	4,027	154	19	1,763
1983	342	5,507	166	12	1,556
1982	351	8,385	171	7	1,535
1981	413	4,564	203	16	1,221
1980	425	5,024	206	14	1,193
1979	440	5,480	207	12	1,140
1978	476	10,040	223	5	949
1977	534	5,258	247	12	829
1976	541	5,656	250	10	787
1975	589	-	273	-	705
1974	605	7,866	282	6	668
1973	679	8,662	313	5	559
1972	684	6,678	320	7	571
1971	657	6,728	300	7	659
1970	688	6,467	314	7	621
1969	690	4,769	318	10	583
1968	760	-	345	-	500
1967	790	-	354	-	447
1966	830	-	376	-	405
1965	793	-	360	-	454
1964	878	-	402	-	393
1963	881	6,775	406	5	392
1962	925	-	428	-	351
1961	925	-	421	-	354
1960	1,004	5,268	463	7	295
1959	977	-	446	-	320
1958	1,039	-	471	-	281
1957	1,043	-	471	-	270
1956	985	-	446	-	285
1955	1,017	-	463	-	256
1954	1,016	-	462	-	245
1953	1,078	-	481	-	212
1952	1,116	-	501	-	197
1951	1,092	-	489	-	193
1950	1,058	-	475	-	197
1949	1,012	-	456	-	211
1948	987	-	448	-	221
1947	1,114	-	509	-	176
1946	1,142	-	526	-	147
1945	1,152	-	534	-	126
1944	842	-	394	-	238
1943	741	-	344	-	320
1942	698	-	323	-	348
1941	1,486	-	708	-	76
1940	1,721	-	829	-	57
1939	1,713	-	818	-	55
1938	1,733	-	837	-	55
1937	1,754	-	847	-	52
1936	1,860	-	907	-	46
1935	1,716	-	851	-	54
1934	1,566	-	769	-	64
1933	1,779	-	875	-	50
1932	1,975	-	997	-	44
1931	2,539	-	1,307	-	28
1930	2,080	-	1,056	-	43
1929	2,140	-	1,094	-	40
1928	1,891	-	939	-	52
1927	2,204	-	1,114	-	41
1926	2,078	-	1,036	-	45
1925	2,283	-	1,126	-	39
1924	2,270	-	1,121	-	41
1923	2,179	-	1,090	-	43
1922	2,506	-	1,244	-	34
1921	2,457	-	1,232	-	35
1920	2,182	-	1,091	-	42
1919	2,078	-	1,037	-	43
1918	2,030	-	997	-	45
1917	2,030	-	1,006	-	42
1916	2,004	-	989	-	42
1915	2,352	-	1,163	-	31
1914	2,424	-	1,230	-	23
1913	2,548	-	1,267	-	17
1912	2,888	-	1,435	-	12
1911	3,142	-	1,415	-	7
1910	3,742	-	1,641	-	5
1909	3,436	-	1,498	-	5
1908	3,282	-	1,423	-	5
1907	2,845	-	1,226	-	6
1906	-	-	-	-	-
1905	2,996	-	1,270	-	5
1904	2,141	-	897	-	8
1903	-	-	-	-	-
1902	2,771	-	1,176	-	5
1901	-	-	-	-	-
1900	-	-	-	-	-
1899	-	-	-	-	-
1898	2,675	-	1,160	-	5
1897	1,875	-	802	-	8
1896	2,291	-	1,004	-	6
1895	2,554	-	1,113	-	5
1894	-	-	-	-	-
1893	-	-	-	-	-
1892	-	-	-	-	-
1891	-	-	-	-	-
1890	2,003	-	910	-	6
1889	1,927	-	896	-	6
1888	-	-	-	-	-
1887	1,803	-	840	-	6
1886	1,607	-	780	-	7
1885	1,705	-	853	-	6
1884	-	-	-	-	-
1883	1,774	-	924	-	5
1882	1,805	-	965	-	5
1881	1,655	-	894	-	5
1880	1,533	-	833	-	6

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	1697	-	870
1890-99	2280	-	998
1900-09	2807	-	1198
1910-19	2573	-	1238
1920-29	2228	-	1110
1930-39	1889	-	938
1940-49	1098	-	513
1950-59	1049	-	473
1960-64	934	6022	430
1965-69	793	-	359
1970-74	677	7134	312
1975-79	535	6985	248
1980-84	383	5870	187
1985-89	294	4831	145
1990-94	251	6216	127
1995-99	238	10360	127
2000	226	10940	117
2001	233	9519	125
2002	216	-	116
2003	151	12682	88
2004	144	5089	84
2005	167	12061	95
2006	201	17692	111
2007	213	15900	119
2008	201	-	114
2009	200	-	112
2010	194	-	111
2011	212	13580	120
2012	229	-	123

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Meaning of Colin: Colin is a Gaelic/Celtic name that is derived from either Cailean or Coilean

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