Colvin

boys:

1k births since 1899

#3567 (22nd percentile)

overall:

1k births since 1899

#6713 (13th percentile)

Popularity Trends

The name Colvin is the #6,713 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,026 recorded births since 1899. This represents the 13.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 13.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,567 (22.2% percentile) for all time with 1,026 births since 1899.

Colvin first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1899 (first recorded for boys in 1899). Birth data for Colvin is available in 98 out of the 125 years between 1899 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Colvin reached its peak popularity in 2007, achieving the 2.4% percentile (ranked #862) with 12 births per million. The name was most common in 1899, with 52 births per million (ranked 0.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2014, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Colvin ranks #907 for boys (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 9.4% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Colvin".

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Key Statistics

Total Births
1,026
Peak Births
26
Peak Year
2007
First Recorded
1899
Peak Percentile
2.4%
Current Percentile
0.4%
Peak Rank
#862
Current Rank
#907
Male statistics

How to Pronounce Colvin

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Colvin. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 62.5% confident that Colvin is pronounced as KAHL-vihn, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KOHL-vihn, at 37.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.

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KAHL-vihn (2 syllables)
62.5% confidence
K AA1 L V IH0 N
KOHL-vihn (2 syllables)
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37.5% confidence
K OW1 L V IH0 N

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

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