Over the past 110 years, 123 549 boys and 29 girls have been named Colin. The name Colin ranks 246th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Colin in 1916. The peak of popularity of the name Colin came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.