Recorded 2002–2013 Boys' name Peak 2009 53 births

Colben — boys' name

53 babies named Colben in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s362010s17
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Colben was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

10 babies were named Colben in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Colben

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Colben between 2002 and 2013, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Colben currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Colben performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Colben shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Colben 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 53 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.

Colben at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

53

Since 2002

12 years of records

Peak year

2009

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

2002

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2013

Colben popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2002

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2009)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 2013201120092008200720052002 5

Colben by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
36 births that decade — 68% of Colben's all-time total
2000s362010s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colben?
53 babies have been named Colben since 2002. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2009 with 10 births.
When was Colben most popular?
Colben was most popular in the 2000s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Colben been used?
Colben has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 12 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Colben?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cole, Colton, Colin, Collin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.