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 #334

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Colonel Colin
Current Rank Unranked #334
Total Births (all years) 1,250 132,757
Peak Year 1920 2004
Peak Year Births 37 5,122
Peak Decade 1920ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Colonel Colin
1880ss 105 46
1890ss 81 30
1900ss 42 34
1910ss 212 267
1920ss 274 412
1930ss 164 491
1940ss 158 1,919
1950ss 110 2,459
1960ss 65 4,166
1970ss 21 7,488
1980ss 18 17,673
1990ss — 28,256
2000ss — 39,128
2010ss — 24,715
2020ss — 5,673

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 — 1,176
2021 — 1,288
2022 — 1,170
2023 — 1,004
2024 — 1,035

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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