Collins: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “son of Colin”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- KAH-linz · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (72% girls, 28% boys since 1880)
An English and Irish surname derived from Colin or Nicholas-related forms in some lines. As a first name, it is a transferred surname.
How popular is Collins?
Babies named Collins in 20241,290
2024 rank#257 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 188013,128
Collins is rising: use over the last five years is 4.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Collins
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Collins questions
What does the name Collins mean?
Collins means "son of Colin". It comes from English. An English and Irish surname derived from Colin or Nicholas-related forms in some lines. As a first name, it is a transferred surname.
Is Collins a boy or girl name?
Collins is used for both: about 72% of US babies named Collins since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Collins?
1,290 US babies were named Collins in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Collins?
Collins is usually pronounced KAH-linz.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.