Unisex name · since 1898
Collier
Collier has 1,870 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,445 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,042 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,870
- born since 1898
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,870 babies have been named Collier since 1898, making it today's #3042 unisex name.
Collier has 1,870 recorded births among boys since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3042 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.
- #3,445 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,042 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,870 born since 1898
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Collier ranks #3,445 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,042 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,870 born since 1898, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,445 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,042 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,870
- born since 1898
- 2010s
- peak decade
Collier's 1,870 recorded births place it above 92.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Collier compares
1,870 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Collier's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Collier | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,870 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Collier's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Collier's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 61, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Collier popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Collier popularity over time - girls
304 total births recorded since 1992 (Collier as girls' name)
Collier by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (487 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Collier's strongest decade.
487 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Collier births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 63
1910s
63 births
- 1920s 83
1920s
83 births
- 1930s 55
1930s
55 births
- 1940s 57
1940s
57 births
- 1950s 87
1950s
87 births
- 1960s 67
1960s
67 births
- 1970s 64
1970s
64 births
- 1980s 94
1980s
94 births
- 1990s 150
1990s
150 births
- 2000s
2000s
391 births
- 2010s
2010s
487 births
- 2020s
2020s
259 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 487 births (26% of all-time use).
How Collier compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Collier's total volume
Collier by state
Where Collier concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 153 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 139 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 122 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 25 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
153 of 1,870 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Collier's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (487 total births) through the 2020s (259) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Colliers (153 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Collier: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~127 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1898–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Collier draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.