US rank #8746 Boys' name Peak 2012 175 births

Coleston — #8746 US boys' name

175 babies named Coleston in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s252010s952020s55
#8746
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 39% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Coleston was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

13 babies were named Coleston in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coleston

The Social Security Administration has registered 175 babies named Coleston between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Coleston currently holds the #8746 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coleston performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Coleston shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coleston 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 175 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.

Coleston at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

175

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2012

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,746

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Coleston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
13
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 2024202120182015201220082007 9

Coleston by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
95 births that decade — 54% of Coleston's all-time total
2000s252010s952020s55

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coleston?
175 babies have been named Coleston since 2007. It currently ranks #8746 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 13 births.
When was Coleston most popular?
Coleston was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Coleston been used?
Coleston has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Coleston?
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.

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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, 2007–2024 (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.