Boys' name · since 1899
Colvin
Colvin has 1,040 recorded births since 1899 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,006 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,058 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,040
- born since 1899
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Colvin is the #12058 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,040 recorded since 1899.
Colvin has 1,040 recorded births among boys since 1899, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12058 as of the latest data, more common than 13% 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 1899 to 2025.
- #5,006 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,058 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,040 born since 1899
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colvin ranks #5,006 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,058 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,040 born since 1899, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,006 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,058 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,040
- born since 1899
- 2010s
- peak decade
Colvin's 1,040 recorded births place it above 88.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
How Colvin compares
1,040 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Colvin's all-time total is 182% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Colvin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,040 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Colvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Colvin's full recorded timeline at 1967, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Colvin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Colvin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (174 births, 17% of the file).
2010s was Colvin's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Colvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 68
1910s
68 births
- 1920s
1920s
128 births
- 1930s
1930s
73 births
- 1940s 65
1940s
65 births
- 1950s
1950s
91 births
- 1960s 47
1960s
47 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
162 births
- 2010s
2010s
174 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 174 births (17% of all-time use).
How Colvin 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 Colvin's total volume
Colvin by state
Where Colvin concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
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What to do with Colvin's data
- Colvin's decade-level peak was the 2010s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Colvins (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Colvin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1899–2025 (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 Colvin 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.