Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Collan is a variant of Colin. An origin associated with Colin is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Collan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 124
- 124 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 199 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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