Collins

Meaning: “young dog or pup”
Origin: Irish/Scottish Gaelic — Variant of Colin, an anglicisation of Coileán or Cailean

Meaning: The people's victory
Origin: Old French — Through Colin, a diminutive of Nicholas

Girl's name · #241 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Collins is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1982, it stood at #241 in 2025; about 11,000 girls have been named Collins along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#654 in Canada (2024).

What Collinses become

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Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Kollyns (#905), Kollins (#1568), and Collyns (#1930), Collins would rank around #168 with about 1,800 births last year — the newborns split about 71/16/7/6 across Collins, Kollyns, Kollins, and Collyns.

Similar names: Kollyns · Palmer · Colette · Jovie · Celine · Sylvie

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