Male name
Collin
81,962 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 11.
Origin
Coll + -in. A spelling variant of Colin. From a medieval diminutive of Coll, a diminutive of Nicholas.From Wiktionary, entry “Collin”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 1996: 3,369 births. 81,962 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. It really came into use around 1915. It is still given: 3,283 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 159 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Austria | 155 | 1984–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 143 | 1980–2025 | — |
Source: Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
3 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 9 + 5 = 29 → 11
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
6 + 9 = 15 → 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
5
freedom, change, movement
3 + 3 + 3 + 5 = 14 → 5
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.