Colorado
Colorado is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast.
Meaning & Origin of Colorado
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Colorado is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, and Oklahoma to the southeast.
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Origin & history
The Story of Colorado
The earliest SSA record of Colorado as a baby boy name dates back to 1989, when 5 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Colorado — #7,427 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Colorado on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Colorado last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 64 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Colorado most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States58%
- Mexico13%
- Italy11%
- PE9%
- CO8%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Colorado
Phonetically similar names — useful when Colorado is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Callado
- Colorados
- Calado
- Colorido
- Collado
- Coloreds
- Calzada
- Coloradan
- Corrido
- Colada
- Collard
- Collared
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Colorado
Colorado is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 64 births in the dataset. Colorado's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #7,427. Use the chart and map above to compare Colorado'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.