The baby name Collins is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced UK: /ˈkɒlɪnz/; US: /ˈkɑːlɪnz/ — respelling: KOL-inz.
The baby name Collins is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced UK: /ˈkɒlɪnz/; US: /ˈkɑːlɪnz/ — respelling: KOL-inz.
Collins is English, Irish in Origin.
Collins is a transferred surname with dual roots in English and Irish. In Britain it is a patronymic meaning “son of Colin,” with Colin/Collin a medieval French diminutive of Nicholas (Greek Nikolaos: nikē “victory” + laos “people”). In Ireland the surname can anglicize Ó Coileáin, from coileán, “whelp/young hound,” giving the name both the senses “descendant of Colin/Nicholas” and “young hound.”
Long established as a family name, Collins gained use as a given name in the late 20th century, aligning with the surname-as-first-name trend. It is unisex, with recent U.S. usage skewing female. Familiarity is reinforced by figures such as Wilkie Collins and Michael Collins (Irish leader; Apollo 11 astronaut). Variants and related forms include Colin, Collin, Collyns, and Collens; occasional nicknames are Cole and Collie.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2007 | #1 | — | 689 |
| KR | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 897 |
| CM | 0 | #49 | 8 | 2,592 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #57 | 1,029 | 8,138 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #90 | 5,805 | 16,906 |
| GH | 0 | #99 | 180 | 5,396 | |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| NG | 0 | #107 | 172 | 5,926 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #131 | 19 | 4,685 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #172 | 3 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #175 | 5 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #181 | 7 | 10,220 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #191 | 623 | 12,054 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #216 | 20 | 6,830 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #231 | 1,237 | 8,487 |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #242 | 44 | 2,795 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #244 | 6 | 5,568 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #288 | 6 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #298 | 22 | 9,639 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #306 | 19 | 6,973 |
| Canada | Boys | 2018 | #324 | 8 | 2,587 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #374 | 10 | 11,440 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #392 | 3 | 2,886 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| ZA | 0 | #402 | 46 | 14,421 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #417 | 11 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #456 | 1,196 | 25,619 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| LY | 0 | #469 | 67 | 12,703 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #510 | 18 | 12,905 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #530 | 11 | 11,671 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| BH | 0 | #542 | 12 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #553 | 9 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #594 | 198 | 15,093 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #599 | 7 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #650 | 58 | 18,093 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #668 | 15 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #746 | 24 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #840 | 53 | 7,044 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #854 | 25 | 14,506 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #869 | 13 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #889 | 42 | 5,610 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #917 | 35 | 5,873 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #922 | 31 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #975 | 7 | 15,656 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #994 | 99 | 22,615 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,071 | 41 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,106 | 36 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,192 | 8 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,192 | 20 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,221 | 251 | 10,046 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,228 | 7 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,581 | 34 | 28,008 |
Collins is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:
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