Baby Name Popularity Profile

Colson

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Colson.

✦ Son of Cole 🌍 English Traditional
National Rank (2025) #311
All-Time Peak Rank #311 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 9,729 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 100.0% Boy / 0.0% Girl Male Archetype
First Recorded 1924 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 1,099 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Colson Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Son of Cole
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from the English surname, meaning 'son of Cole'. Cole is a medieval short form of Nicholas or a byname from Old English 'col' (charcoal) or Old Norse 'koli' (charcoal, dark-skinned).
Common Nicknames
Cole
Pronunciation: KOHL-sΙ™n
Themes & Categories
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Colson across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +21.8%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +535.3%
2015: 173 births 173 2016: 188 births 2017: 323 births 2018: 409 births 2019: 657 births 2020: 902 births 902 2021: 1,025 births 2022: 1,059 births 2023: 950 births 2024: 949 births 2025: 1,099 births 1,099
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,099 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 7 yrs
Longest Streak 39 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 5
1930s: 5
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 29
1990s: 233
2000s: 951
2010s: 2,522
2020s: 5,984

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Cols-on
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with C, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Indiana
Top States Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee
States with Data 47
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Indiana #164 459 2023 +30.8% Growth
West Virginia #109 175 2020 37.9% Decline
Kentucky #138 310 2025 +28.1% Growth
Ohio #163 717 2021 +10.7% Growth
Tennessee #211 318 2022 +7.7% Growth
North Carolina #208 417 2025 +87.5% Growth
Missouri #142 319 2025 +36.1% Growth
Idaho #233 50 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #339 407 2025 +72.7% Growth
Georgia #281 329 2025 +29.4% Growth
South Carolina #196 170 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #154 159 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #173 622 2022 +12.1% Growth
Kansas #278 120 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #502 250 2021 42.3% Decline
Arkansas #275 116 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #271 72 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #223 121 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #387 74 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #452 140 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Montana #182 26 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #550 644 2022 4.9% Decline
Wyoming #100 11 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #219 147 2025 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #228 27 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #228 294 2021 +69.2% Growth
Maine #182 34 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #585 114 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #247 146 2021 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 24 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #405 83 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #446 60 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #203 81 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #599 76 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 19 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 18 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #330 97 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #271 249 2025 +32.3% Growth
Louisiana #429 82 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #334 38 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #720 87 2022 Insufficient historical volume
California #938 310 2022 4.0% Decline
Delaware Unranked 6 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New York #464 218 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #480 63 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume

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