Collin has been given to about 81,962 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Collin ranks 493rd among American boys in 2025, with 619 born that year. Its best year was 1996, when 3,369 babies were given the name, ranking 115th. The typical living American called Collin is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maine, where it accounts for 0.07% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.