Colin
A Celtic name that means "young hound". In Poland it stays rare and strictly a boy's name, and after a peak in the 2010s the yearly count keeps slipping.
Colin Pronunciation
Colin is pronounced TSO-leen (/ˈt͡sɔlin/).
How many people are named Colin
1 in 25656 men in Poland is named Colin. 836 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1034 among male names.
Colin's popularity over time
13 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #628 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2002.
Where Colin is most popular
Colin is most popular in Lower Silesian, 240% above the national average (25 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Opole (+132%) and Silesian (+107%). It is least common in Łódź and Kuyavian-Pomeranian, 66% and 61% below average respectively.
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Lower Silesian25 boys born+240%
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Opole5 boys born+132%
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Silesian22 boys born+107%
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Greater Poland19 boys born+89%
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Masovian13 boys born−21%
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Pomeranian4 boys born−42%
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West Pomeranian2 boys born−49%
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Lesser Poland5 boys born−53%
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Lublin2 boys born−58%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian2 boys born−61%
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Łódź2 boys born−66%
Colin as a middle name
Colin is a first name for 836 men in Poland and a middle name for another 151, an 85/15 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 567th, between Symeon (152) and Gaweł (151).
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565
152Onufry
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566
152Symeon
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567151Colin
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568
151Gaweł
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569
151Sylwiusz