Recorded 1989–2021 Boys' name Peak 2006 64 births

Colorado — boys' name

64 babies named Colorado in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s272000s222010s52020s5
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Colorado was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

10 babies were named Colorado in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Colorado

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Colorado between 1989 and 2021, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Colorado currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Colorado performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Colorado shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Colorado 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 64 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.

Colorado at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

64

Since 1989

33 years of records

Peak year

2006

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1989

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2021

Colorado popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1989

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2006)
10
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 2021201320082007200619991997199619931989 5

Colorado by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
27 births that decade — 42% of Colorado's all-time total
1980s51990s272000s222010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colorado?
64 babies have been named Colorado since 1989. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2006 with 10 births.
When was Colorado most popular?
Colorado was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Colorado been used?
Colorado has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 33 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Colorado?
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.

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, 1989–2021 (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.