Colvin — #8321 US boys' name
1,035 babies named Colvin in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 42% of names given to boys today.
17% of everyone ever named Colvin was born in this single decade.
26 babies were named Colvin in 2007 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Colvin
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,035 babies named Colvin between 1899 and 2024, spanning 126 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Colvin currently holds the #8321 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 26 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Colvin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Colvin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Colvin in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Colvin 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 1,035 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.
Colvin at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Colvin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1899
- Peak year (2007)
- 26
- Annual births at peak — across 126 years of records
Currently ranks #8321 among boys.
1,035 total births across 126 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 26 births in a single year.
Colvin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 174 births that decade — 17% of Colvin's all-time total
Colvin decade highlights
- Peak decade 174 births
- Runner-up 162 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Colvin's strongest decade
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 17% of all-time use.
Colvin by state
Where Colvin concentrates geographically — total births since 1899
Top 5 states
- Alabama 1.1% of nationwide
- New York 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Alabama accounts for 1.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 1899–2024 (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.