Colin vs Lockie
Colin and Lockiecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Colin was ranked #1000 and Lockie #796 among boys in England and Wales.
Colin and Lockie over time
Colin and Lockie appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Colin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lockie in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Colin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lockie in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2015–2024
Colin held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Lockie in 4.
Highest recorded here: Colin #748 in 2016, Lockie #751 in 2021.
The order changed in 2023: Lockie moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #1104 and #1179; by 2023 that had become #1610 and #965.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Colin #1000, Lockie #796.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Colin | Lockie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #119 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #619 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Colin and Lockie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Colin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #326 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1983
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1983).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #119 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Lockie
Popularity journey
First recorded2015
First recorded at #1186 among boys in England and Wales in 2015 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #796 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys