US rank #2710 Unisex name Peak 2013 1,829 births

Collier — #2710 US boys' name

1,829 babies named Collier in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s71900s61910s631920s831930s551940s571950s871960s671970s641980s941990s1502000s3912010s4872020s218
#2710
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Collier was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

61 babies were named Collier in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Collier

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,829 babies named Collier between 1898 and 2024, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Collier currently holds the #2710 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 61 babies received it in a single year. Collier is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 279 additional births since 1992.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Collier performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 487 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Collier shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 146 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Collier in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Collier in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,829 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Collier at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,829

Since 1898

127 years of records

Peak year

2013

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,710

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1898

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2024

Collier popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1898

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
61
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
020406080 202420111998198419691954193819231898 7

Collier popularity over time — girls

279 total births recorded since 1992 (Collier as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 279 births
010203040 20242021201820152012200920001992 5

Collier by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
487 births that decade — 27% of Collier's all-time total
1890s71900s61910s631920s831930s551940s571950s871960s671970s641980s941990s1502000s3912010s4872020s218

Collier by state

Where Collier concentrates geographically — total births since 1898

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Collier
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
146 8.0%
#2 Texas
133 7.3%
#3 Alabama
113 6.2%
#4 Tennessee
25 1.4%
#5 Kentucky
15 0.8%
#6 Florida
5 0.3%
#7 Louisiana
5 0.3%
Georgia share of Collier's total US births 8.0%
Even split

146 of 1,829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Collier?
1,829 babies have been named Collier since 1898. It currently ranks #2710 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 61 births.
When was Collier most popular?
Collier was most popular in the 2010s decade with 487 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Collier most popular?
The top states for the name Collier are Georgia (146 births), Texas (133 births), Alabama (113 births).
Is Collier a unisex name?
Yes, Collier is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,829 births, and as a girl's name it has 279 births.
How long has the name Collier been used?
Collier has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 127 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Collier?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cole, Colton, Colin, Collin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1898–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.