Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In English use, Collen 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 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Collen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,173
- 661 boys · 512 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −69%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,451 as a first name in 2020; 553 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Collen’s family of names
Collen has a related form in Colin. In English usage, Collen has a related form in Collin. In English usage, Collen as a surname has a related form in Colin.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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