Collins

Unisex

Collins has been given to 14,465 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 2023 and currently ranks #241 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈkɑlɪnz/

As an English surname, variant of Colin. * As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Coileáin (“descendant of Coileán”), see Cullen, McQuillan, and McCallion. * As a French surname, Americanized from Collin and Colette. * As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Kolenc, from koleno (“knee”) and the obsolete kolenc (“nipplewort”).

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

14,465

Peak year

2023 (1,334 babies)

Rank in 2025

#241 for girls

First recorded

1881

10-year trend

▲ +192%

Gender split

75% girls / 25% boys

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