Boys' name · since 1993
Coleson
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 2,770 babies named Coleson, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,674 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #845 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,770
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,770 babies have been named Coleson since 1993, making it today's #845 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coleson has been recorded 2,770 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #845 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #2,674 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #845 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,770 born since 1993
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coleson ranks #2,674 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #845 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,770 born since 1993, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,674 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #845 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,770
- born since 1993
- 2020s
- peak decade
Coleson's 2,770 recorded births place it above 94.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Coleson compares
2,770 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Coleson's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Coleson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,770 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 292 | 34 | 22,252 |
Coleson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Coleson's full recorded timeline at 2010, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 292 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Coleson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 292
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Coleson by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,451 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Coleson's strongest decade.
1,451 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Coleson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 61
1990s
61 births
- 2000s 347
2000s
347 births
- 2010s
2010s
911 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,451 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,451 births (52% of all-time use).
How Coleson 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 Coleson's total volume
Coleson by state
Where Coleson concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 183 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 175 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 156 | 5.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 96 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 93 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 91 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 84 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 71 | 2.6% |
183 of 2,770 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Coleson appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Coleson's data
- Pennsylvania records the most Colesons (183 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Coleson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1993–2025 (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 Coleson 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.