Boys' name · since 1913
Colen
528 babies named Colen in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,631 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 528
- born since 1913
- 1940s
- peak decade
528 boys have been named Colen since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Colen has 528 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2005.
- #7,631 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 528 born since 1913
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colen ranks #7,631 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 528 born since 1913, peaking in the 1940s.
- #7,631 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 528
- born since 1913
- 1940s
- peak decade
Colen's 528 recorded births place it above 83.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Colen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Colen's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1943 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Colen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2005
- Peak year (1943)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Colen by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (100 births, 19% of the file).
1940s was Colen's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Colen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s
1920s
50 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s
1940s
100 births
- 1950s
1950s
57 births
- 1960s
1960s
72 births
- 1970s
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 100 births (19% of all-time use).
How Colen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Colen's total volume
Colen by state
Where Colen concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 528 births nationwide.
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What to do with Colen's data
- Colen's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2000s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Colens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Colen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1913–2005 (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 Colen 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.