Collie
Collie or Colly is a surname, given name, and nickname. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Collie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Collie or Colly is a surname, given name, and nickname. It may refer to:
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The Story of Collie
As a girl name
Collie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1898, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 13 Collies were born — ranking #2,519 that year. As of 2026, Collie ranks #15,178 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 354 Collies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Collie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1881, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 35 Collies were born — ranking #1,082 that year. As of 2026, Collie ranks #8,338 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Collies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Collie
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- Collie Knox (1899–1977), British author and journalist
- David Collie Martin (1890–1917), Scottish footballer
- Collie O'Shea (born 1991), Irish rugby union player
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Names that sound like Collie
Phonetically similar names — useful when Collie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Collie
Collie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Collie's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #1,082. Use the chart and map above to compare Collie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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