Boys' name · since 1924
Colson
Colson has 9,729 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,227 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #311 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,729
- born since 1924
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Colson is the #311 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 9,729 recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Colson recorded 9,729 times among boys since 1924, holding rank #311 nationally today, ahead of 98% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #1,227 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #311 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,729 born since 1924
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colson ranks #1,227 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #311 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,729 born since 1924, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,227 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #311 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,729
- born since 1924
- 2020s
- peak decade
Colson's 9,729 recorded births place it above 97.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Colson compares
9,729 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Colson's all-time total is 26x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Colson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,729 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,099 | 34 | 22,252 |
Colson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Colson splits its recorded history at 2005: 93% of all births land in the more recent half, 7% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 1,099 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Colson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,099
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Colson by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (5,984 births, 62% of the file).
2020s was Colson's strongest decade.
5,984 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Colson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 233
1990s
233 births
- 2000s 951
2000s
951 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,522 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,984 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5,984 births (62% of all-time use).
How Colson 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 Colson's total volume
Colson by state
Where Colson concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 717 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 644 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 622 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 459 | 4.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 417 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 407 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 329 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 319 | 3.3% |
717 of 9,729 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Colson appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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- Ohio records the most Colsons (717 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Colson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~101 yrs)
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, 1924–2025 (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 Colson 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.