Collin
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Nicholas, from Ancient Greek, variant of Colin. Coll + -in. A spelling variant of Colin. From a medieval diminutive of Coll, a diminutive of Nicholas.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Collin (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Collin has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 29 |
| 2012 | 25 |
| 2013 | 42 |
| 2014 | 48 |
| 2015 | 72 |
| 2016 | 60 |
| 2017 | 58 |
| 2018 | 58 |
| 2019 | 57 |
| 2020 | 94 |
| 2021 | 100 |
| 2022 | 74 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 17 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 18 |
| 2002 | 21 |
| 2003 | 22 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2005 | 29 |
| 2006 | 31 |
| 2007 | 35 |
| 2008 | 46 |
| 2009 | 61 |
| 2010 | 70 |
| 2011 | 101 |
| 2012 | 127 |
| 2013 | 167 |
| 2014 | 216 |
| 2015 | 290 |
| 2016 | 349 |
| 2017 | 407 |
| 2018 | 466 |
| 2019 | 524 |
| 2020 | 621 |
Collin in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Collin.Hi! My name is Collin.
- Har du träffat Collin? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Collin? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Collin kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Collin is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Collins mamma är lärare.Collin's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Collins mamma is Collin's mum.
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Questions about Collin
How do you pronounce Collin in Swedish?
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What does the name Collin mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Nicholas, from Ancient Greek, variant of Colin. Coll + -in. A spelling variant of Colin. From a medieval diminutive of Coll, a diminutive of Nicholas.
How popular is Collin in Sweden?
74 babies were named Collin in 2022. In 2020, 621 people in Sweden had Collin as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.