Colvin
Colvin was the 12411th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 958th; the most babies were born in 2007 (26). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,250 places. More babies were named Colvin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,411 boys, down 2,636 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200726 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,040babies recorded
Colvin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,411 | 5 |
| 2020 | #9,775 | 7 |
| 2010 | #4,874 | 19 |
| 2000 | #4,432 | 17 |
| 1990 | #5,460 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,138 | 5 |
| 1950 | #2,339 | 11 |
| 1940 | #3,548 | 5 |
| 1930 | #3,071 | 8 |
| 1920 | #2,157 | 15 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Colvin, counting every spelling?
Colvin has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Colvin?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Colvin (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Colvin 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 Colvin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Colvin?
About 700 people born in the US named Colvin are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 13 and 43. That makes Colvin mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Colvin
How popular is the name Colvin?
Colvin was the 12411th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 958th; the most babies were born in 2007 (26). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,250 places. More babies were named Colvin in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Colvin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Colvin in the US.