Colan — boys' name

What the Data Says About Colan

The Social Security Administration has registered 237 babies named Colan between 1915 and 2003, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Colan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Colan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Colan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Colan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 237 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.