Recorded 1914–2006 Girls' name Peak 1914 25 births

Colista — girls' name

25 babies named Colista in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s101970s52000s5
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Colista was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

5 babies were named Colista in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Colista

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Colista between 1914 and 2006, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Colista currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Colista performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Colista shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Colista 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 25 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.

Colista at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

25

Since 1914

93 years of records

Peak year

1914

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1914

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2006

Colista popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1914

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1914)
5
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
5 20061979192919201914 5

Colista by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 40% of Colista's all-time total
1910s51920s101970s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colista?
25 babies have been named Colista since 1914. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1914 with 5 births.
When was Colista most popular?
Colista was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Colista been used?
Colista has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 93 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Colista?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Colleen, Colette, Coleen, Collins, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1914–2006 (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.