Colonel vs Colin

Side-by-side comparison of Colonel and Colin - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Colonel

Boy name

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Name B

Colin

Boy name · Rank #335

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Colonel Colin
Current Rank Unranked #335
Total Births (all years) 1,250 133,706
Peak Year 1920 2004
Peak Year Births 37 5,122
Peak Decade 1920s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Colonel Colin
1880s 105 46
1890s 81 30
1900s 42 34
1910s 212 267
1920s 274 412
1930s 164 491
1940s 158 1,919
1950s 110 2,459
1960s 65 4,162
1970s 21 7,484
1980s 18 17,672
1990s - 28,258
2000s - 39,129
2010s - 24,715
2020s - 6,628

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Colonel Colin
2014 - 2,883
2015 - 2,424
2016 - 2,052
2017 - 1,666
2018 - 1,479
2019 - 1,394
2020 - 1,177
2021 - 1,289
2022 - 1,170
2023 - 1,004
2024 - 1,038
2025 - 950

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–1987.

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