US rank #7758 Boys' name Peak 2002 1,037 births

Colman — #7758 US boys' name

1,037 babies named Colman in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s81910s991920s1321930s1141940s741950s361960s391970s151980s561990s1432000s1812010s1032020s37
#7758
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 46% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Colman was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

27 babies were named Colman in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Colman

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,037 babies named Colman between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Colman currently holds the #7758 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Colman performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Colman shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Colman in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Colman 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 1,037 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.

Colman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,037

Since 1909

116 years of records

Peak year

2002

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,758

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1909

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2024

Colman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1909

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
27
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
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Colman by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
181 births that decade — 17% of Colman's all-time total
1900s81910s991920s1321930s1141940s741950s361960s391970s151980s561990s1432000s1812010s1032020s37

Colman by state

Where Colman concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Colman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
5 0.5%
Massachusetts share of Colman's total US births 0.5%

5 of 1,037 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colman?
1,037 babies have been named Colman since 1909. It currently ranks #7758 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 27 births.
When was Colman most popular?
Colman was most popular in the 2000s decade with 181 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Colman most popular?
The top states for the name Colman are Massachusetts (5 births).
How long has the name Colman been used?
Colman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 116 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Colman?
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, 1909–2024 (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.