Colen
Colen is a surname and given name.
Meaning & Origin of Colen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Colen is a surname and given name.
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The Story of Colen
Colen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1943, when 19 Colens were born — ranking #1,636 that year. As of 2026, Colen ranks #7,096 for baby boys with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 528 Colens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Colen
Colen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 528 births in the dataset. Colen's peak popularity came in 1943 when it ranked #1,636. Use the chart and map above to compare Colen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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