Colson
Colson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Colson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Colson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Colson
The earliest SSA record of Colson as a baby boy name dates back to 1924, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 1,058 newborns named Colson — #317 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 65% of all recorded Colsons. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #350 among baby boy names with 972 births, rising sharply (+48% over the past five years). In total, more than 11K Colsons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Colson
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Colson. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Colson
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About the name Colson
Colson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 11K births in the dataset. Colson's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #317. Use the chart and map above to compare Colson'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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