Colon vs Colin

Side-by-side comparison of Colon and Colin - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Colon

Boy name

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Name B

Colin

Boy name · Rank #335

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Colon Colin
Current Rank Unranked #335
Total Births (all years) 1,318 133,706
Peak Year 1927 2004
Peak Year Births 33 5,122
Peak Decade 1920s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1885 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Colon Colin
1880s 12 46
1890s 10 30
1900s 11 34
1910s 179 267
1920s 263 412
1930s 224 491
1940s 215 1,919
1950s 138 2,459
1960s 102 4,162
1970s 82 7,484
1980s 48 17,672
1990s 29 28,258
2000s 5 39,129
2010s - 24,715
2020s - 6,628

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Colon Colin
2014 - 2,883
2015 - 2,424
2016 - 2,052
2017 - 1,666
2018 - 1,479
2019 - 1,394
2020 - 1,177
2021 - 1,289
2022 - 1,170
2023 - 1,004
2024 - 1,038
2025 - 950

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1885–2000.

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