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Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Collins

Gender Unisex · 75% girls Rank 2025 #241 Trend ↑ Rising 76%

An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name Colin.

Rank 2025
#241
among girls · ↑16 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,334
named Collins · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,250
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
1,334 babies
All-time total
14,465
#1,586 all-time among girls
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Collins popularity over time

14,465 babies have been named Collins since 1881, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 – 40 40 4 – –
1890s – 40 40 4 0% –
1900s – 100 100 10 +150% –
1910s – 280 280 28 +180% –
1920s – 329 329 33 +17% –
1930s – 245 245 25 -26% –
1940s – 284 284 28 +16% –
1950s – 297 297 30 +5% –
1960s – 195 195 20 -34% –
1970s – 182 182 18 -7% –
1980s 18 278 296 30 +63% #9,261
1990s – 287 287 29 -3% –
2000s 25 301 326 33 +14% #12,697
2010s 3,858 514 4,372 437 +1241% #409
2020s (to 2025) 6,878 314 7,192 1,199 +174% #239

Where Collins is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 1,419 0.88 #216
2027 1,542 0.96 #200
2028 1,655 1.03 #190
2029 1,758 1.09 #174
2030 1,850 1.15 #161

Where Collins is most popular

Girls named Collins per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.743 per 1,000. Strongest in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Nebraska.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Collins 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 Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
South Dakota 59 4.13 +456%
North Dakota 53 4.03 +442%
Nebraska 121 3.37 +353%
Alabama 277 2.95 +297%
Iowa 149 2.55 +243%
Kansas 141 2.44 +229%
Oklahoma 157 2.13 +187%
Arkansas 112 2.12 +185%
Idaho 65 1.94 +161%
South Carolina 173 1.92 +159%
Louisiana 166 1.90 +155%
Tennessee 271 1.71 +130%
Mississippi 79 1.69 +127%
Missouri 197 1.63 +120%
Kentucky 139 1.63 +119%
Montana 21 1.55 +109%
Utah 123 1.48 +99%
North Carolina 319 1.40 +88%
Minnesota 146 1.35 +82%
Indiana 183 1.30 +75%
Georgia 292 1.29 +73%
Colorado 128 1.15 +54%
Wisconsin 107 1.04 +40%
Ohio 232 0.978 +32%
West Virginia 25 0.954 +28%
Texas 755 0.939 +26%
Virginia 138 0.810 +9%
Illinois 173 0.756 ≈ national
Michigan 134 0.736 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 147 0.622 -16%
Florida 256 0.598 -20%
Maryland 58 0.547 -26%
Washington 70 0.485 -35%
Arizona 66 0.470 -37%
Connecticut 26 0.447 -40%
Oregon 27 0.415 -44%
Massachusetts 50 0.414 -44%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 -64%
New York 92 0.232 -69%
New Jersey 39 0.216 -71%
California 150 0.178 -76%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Collins

Collins is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #241 in 2025 with 1,286 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 14,465 American babies have been named Collins, about 75% girls and 25% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 1,334 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 Collins stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Collins?

The median living Collins is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 13 thousand people named Collins are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

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

Collins 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 1,286 #241 48 #2,684
2024 1,239 #257 53 #2,531
2023 1,272 #239 62 #2,277
2022 1,234 #248 55 #2,498
2021 1,001 #328 47 #2,700
2020 846 #364 49 #2,592
2019 765 #409 48 #2,665
2018 607 #515 58 #2,306
2017 494 #615 52 #2,457
2016 452 #649 45 #2,693
2015 405 #704 52 #2,434
2014 329 #840 53 #2,407
2013 248 #1,005 45 #2,630
2012 265 #963 44 #2,722
2011 177 #1,323 60 #2,177
2010 116 #1,774 57 #2,266
2009 7 #14,027 30 #3,567
2008 6 #15,829 26 #3,946
2007 – – 33 #3,318
2006 – – 31 #3,397
2005 – – 35 #2,968
2004 5 #16,680 28 #3,380
2003 7 #12,697 22 #3,858
2002 – – 29 #3,121
2001 – – 33 #2,817
2000 – – 34 #2,686
1995 – – 25 #2,860
1990 – – 35 #2,094
1985 – – 28 #2,026
1980 – – 23 #2,229
1975 – – 19 #2,297
1970 – – 11 #2,922
1965 – – 21 #1,730
1960 – – 31 #1,436
1955 – – 26 #1,512
1950 – – 31 #1,295
1945 – – 21 #1,453
1940 – – 32 #1,190
1935 – – 26 #1,332
1930 – – 19 #1,706
1925 – – 21 #1,694
1920 – – 41 #1,109
1915 – – 47 #907
1910 – – 10 #1,057
1905 – – 6 #1,125
1900 – – 16 #630
1895 – – 7 #896
1890 – – – –
1885 – – 5 #967
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Collins

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Collins John Collins John Dutch footballer (born 1985) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Collins?

The median living Collins is about 5 years old. Half of all living Collinss are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Collins are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Collins are alive in the United States, based on 14,465 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Collins mean?

An English surname originating as a patronymic from the given name Colin.

How popular is the name Collins in 2025?

Collins ranked #241 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,286 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Collins?

14,465 babies have been named Collins in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Collins most popular?

Collins peaked in 2023, when 1,334 newborns received the name.

Is Collins a boy or girl name?

Collins is used for both: about 75% of babies named Collins have been girls and 25% boys.

Is the name Collins rising or falling?

Collins is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Collins become more popular?

Collins is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,850 girls named Collins in 2030, which would rank around #161. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Collins?

Well-known people named Collins include Collins John (soccer player).

Names like Collins

Names that sound and feel close to Collins: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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