Collin

Where Collin comes from

Coll + -in. A spelling variant of Colin. From a medieval diminutive of Coll, a diminutive of Nicholas.
— Wiktionary's entry for Collin
Along the way
  1. 1895
    First appearance
    #1,079 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1978
    Collin Benjamin born
    Namibian footballer and manager
  3. 1996
    Peak, #115
    3,358 babies named Collin — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1999
    Collin Sexton born
    American basketball player
  5. 2015
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #261.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Nicholas, from Ancient Greek, variant of Colin.
Namesakes
  • Collin Benjamin · Namibian footballer and manager, born 1978
  • Collin Sexton · American basketball player, born 1999
  • Collin Chou · Taiwanese actor, born 1967
  • Collin Samuel · Trinidad and Tobago footballer, born 1981
  • Collin Peterson · American politician, born 1944

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.