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Colin

boy name · Scottish origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

pet form of Nicholas, or Gaelic "young pup"

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Colin peaked in the 2000s.

Names that fit alongside Colin

Kenneth Donald Malcolm Hamish Ian Ian

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