Colson
Colson is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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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The Story of Colson
Colson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1924, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 1,058 Colsons were born — ranking #317 that year. As of 2026, Colson ranks #350 for baby boys 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
Popularity by State
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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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