Boys' name · since 2002
Colben
Colben has 53 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,744 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Colben is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 53 have been recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colben has been recorded 53 times among boys since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2013.
- #21,744 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 53 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colben ranks #21,744 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,744 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 53
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Colben's 53 recorded births place it above 51.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Colben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Colben's full recorded timeline at 2008, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Colben popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2013
- Peak year (2009)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Colben by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (36 births, 68% of the file).
2000s was Colben's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Colben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 36 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Colben's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2010s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Colben: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~11 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Colben draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.