Colum vs Colton

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

Name A

Colum

Boy name

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Name B

Colton

Boy name · Rank #98

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Metric Colum Colton
Current Rank Unranked #98
Total Births (all years) 86 148,509
Peak Year 1999 2013
Peak Year Births 9 6,488
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Colum Colton
1910ss — 11
1920ss — 28
1930ss — 24
1940ss — 24
1950ss — 59
1960ss — 130
1970ss 5 264
1980ss — 3,991
1990ss 29 30,472
2000ss 26 34,249
2010ss 26 58,455
2020ss — 20,802

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Colum Colton
2014 — 6,401
2015 — 6,314
2016 6 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, 1972–2016.

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