Collie
Collie was the 15430th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 1398th; the most babies were born in 1918 (13). More babies were named Collie in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kali) the black one (Hindu goddess); also a pet form of Katalin · Sanskrit, Hungarian, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #15,430 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191813 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,531babies recorded
What does the name Collie mean?
Collie is a spelling of Kali, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kali's meaning and origin.
Kali has several separate sources. In Sanskrit, Kālī is the name of the Hindu goddess, the feminine of kāla, "black" (also "time"); Wiktionary lists it as a given name used especially in India. Yonge's 1884 index records Kali as a Hungarian pet form of Katalin (Catherine). In the US it is also used as a spelling of Callie. Which source applies depends on the family.
काली (Sanskrit, “the black one; name of a goddess”)
How sure is this? Probable. Several unrelated sources share the spelling.
Related names: Callie, Kaley, Kalika.
See also: Sanskrit and Indian names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kali', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names, new ed. (1884), index s.v. 'Kali' (19th-century work; used for dated usage facts only), Macmillan (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Kali', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Collie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,430 | — | 5 | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | #8,346 | — | 5 |
| 1980 | — | #4,573 | — | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | #2,714 | — | 10 |
| 1950 | #5,440 | #1,895 | 5 | 16 |
| 1940 | #2,451 | #2,002 | 12 | 13 |
| 1930 | — | #1,765 | — | 18 |
| 1920 | #3,682 | #1,603 | 8 | 23 |
| 1910 | #2,198 | #940 | 6 | 12 |
| 1900 | #1,605 | — | 7 | — |
| 1890 | — | #676 | — | 9 |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Collie, counting every spelling?
Collie is a spelling of Kali, a name family that ranked #187 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #15,430 for Collie on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,846 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kali | 948 | #323 | 5,444 |
| Cali | 518 | #574 | 3,636 |
| Kaleah | 152 | #1,425 | 868 |
| Kalea | 185 | #1,224 | 800 |
| Caleah | 32 | #4,374 | 146 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Collie?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Collie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Collie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Collie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Collie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Collie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Collie
What does Collie mean?
Collie is a spelling of Kali, which means “the black one (Hindu goddess); also a pet form of Katalin” (Sanskrit, Hungarian, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Collie?
Collie was the 15430th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 1398th; the most babies were born in 1918 (13). More babies were named Collie in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Collie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Collie in the US.