Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Collier

Gender Unisex · 14% girls Rank 2025 #3,045 Trend ↑ Rising 17%
Rank 2025
#3,045
among boys · ↓325 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Collier · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 42,702
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2023
80 babies
All-time total
2,174
#3,445 all-time among boys
First recorded
1898
in Social Security records

Collier popularity over time

2,174 babies have been named Collier since 1898, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 7 7 1 – #901
1900s – 6 6 1 -14% #1,035
1910s – 63 63 6 +950% #2,134
1920s – 83 83 8 +32% #2,685
1930s – 55 55 6 -34% #2,202
1940s – 57 57 6 +4% #2,050
1950s – 87 87 9 +53% #2,206
1960s – 67 67 7 -23% #2,825
1970s – 64 64 6 -4% #3,186
1980s – 94 94 9 +47% #3,066
1990s 5 150 155 16 +65% #3,126
2000s 26 391 417 42 +169% #2,461
2010s 122 487 609 61 +46% #2,168
2020s (to 2025) 151 259 410 68 +12% #2,448

Where Collier is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 41 0.02 outside top 500
2027 41 0.02 outside top 500
2028 42 0.02 outside top 500
2029 42 0.02 outside top 500
2030 42 0.02 outside top 500

Where Collier is most popular

Boys named Collier per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.025 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, Georgia, and Kentucky.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Collier born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alabama 47 0.430 +1588%
Georgia 31 0.122 +380%
Kentucky 5 0.050 +96%
Tennessee 5 0.028 +9%
Texas 23 0.026 ≈ national
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Collier

Collier is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,045 in 2025 with 40 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1898, 2,174 American babies have been named Collier, about 86% boys and 14% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 80 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Collier stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Collier?

The median living Collier is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 25. An estimated 1,900 people named Collier are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Collier year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 25 #5,128 40 #3,045
2024 31 #4,495 48 #2,720
2023 25 #5,157 55 #2,448
2022 28 #4,820 36 #3,290
2021 20 #6,003 41 #2,985
2020 22 #5,520 39 #2,987
2019 21 #5,837 41 #2,952
2018 17 #6,866 45 #2,715
2017 17 #6,871 47 #2,641
2016 8 #12,030 47 #2,634
2015 10 #10,305 55 #2,362
2014 16 #7,391 51 #2,467
2013 8 #12,249 61 #2,168
2012 8 #12,472 55 #2,334
2011 9 #11,391 45 #2,669
2010 8 #12,544 40 #2,921
2009 7 #14,026 39 #3,003
2008 6 #15,828 43 #2,792
2007 7 #14,249 40 #2,933
2006 – – 44 #2,666
2005 – – 43 #2,578
2004 – – 45 #2,461
2003 – – 38 #2,626
2002 – – 32 #2,893
2001 – – 35 #2,695
2000 6 #13,538 32 #2,816
1995 – – 12 #4,845
1990 – – 9 #5,457
1985 – – – –
1980 – – 9 #4,201
1975 – – 9 #3,706
1970 – – – –
1965 – – 9 #2,825
1960 – – 8 #3,135
1955 – – 13 #2,233
1950 – – 8 #2,811
1945 – – 9 #2,425
1940 – – 5 #3,547
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 6 #3,663
1925 – – 8 #3,198
1920 – – 8 #3,267
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Collier, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Collier?

The median living Collier is about 14 years old. Half of all living Colliers are between 7 and 25 years old.

How many people named Collier are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Collier are alive in the United States, based on 2,174 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Collier in 2025?

Collier ranked #3,045 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 40 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Collier?

2,174 babies have been named Collier in the United States since 1898, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Collier most popular?

Collier peaked in 2023, when 80 newborns received the name.

Is Collier a boy or girl name?

Collier is used for both: about 14% of babies named Collier have been girls and 86% boys.

Is the name Collier rising or falling?

Collier has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Collier become more popular?

Collier looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 42 boys named Collier in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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