Colonel vs Colton

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

Name A

Colonel

Boy name

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Name B

Colton

Boy name · Rank #98

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Metric Colonel Colton
Current Rank Unranked #98
Total Births (all years) 1,250 148,509
Peak Year 1920 2013
Peak Year Births 37 6,488
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Colonel Colton
1880ss 105 —
1890ss 81 —
1900ss 42 —
1910ss 212 11
1920ss 274 28
1930ss 164 24
1940ss 158 24
1950ss 110 59
1960ss 65 130
1970ss 21 264
1980ss 18 3,991
1990ss — 30,472
2000ss — 34,249
2010ss — 58,455
2020ss — 20,802

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Colonel Colton
2014 — 6,401
2015 — 6,314
2016 — 5,623
2017 — 5,294
2018 — 5,314
2019 — 5,738
2020 — 5,022
2021 — 4,562
2022 — 3,925
2023 — 3,705
2024 — 3,588

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, 1880–1987.

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