Unisex name · since 1982
Collins
10,779 babies named Collins in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #241 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,779
- born since 1982
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Collins is the #241 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 10,779 recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Collins recorded 10,779 times among girls since 1982, holding rank #241 nationally today, ahead of 99% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #1,586 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #241 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,779 born since 1982
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Collins ranks #1,586 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #241 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,779 born since 1982, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #241 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,779
- born since 1982
- 2020s
- peak decade
Collins's 10,779 recorded births place it above 97.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Collins compares
10,779 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Collins's all-time total is 29x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Collins | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,779 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,286 | 21 | 19,840 |
Collins's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Collins splits its recorded history at 2014: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 1,286 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Collins popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,286
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Collins popularity over time - boys
3,686 total births recorded since 1881 (Collins as boys' name)
Collins by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (6,878 births, 64% of the file).
2020s was Collins's strongest decade.
6,878 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Collins births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,858 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,878 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6,878 births (64% of all-time use).
How Collins compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Collins's total volume
Collins by state
Where Collins concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,334 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 571 | 5.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 557 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 526 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 466 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 428 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 376 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 329 | 3.1% |
1,334 of 10,779 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Collins appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Collins's data
- Texas records the most Collinss (1,334 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Collins: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Collins 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.