How Many People Are Named Colson?
An estimated 8,547 people in the United States have the first name Colson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Colson peaked in popularity in 2022 with 1,058 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Colson as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Colson paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Colson is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 8, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
8,547
About 1 in 40,102 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2022
1,058 births
Total Registered
8,624
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Colson
Colson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,624 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Colson as a male name
Ranked #353 in 2024
946 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (1,058 births)
Colson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Colson span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 4,880 babies were registered. Colson remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Colson by Decade
How has Colson tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Colson by State
Birth registrations for Colson span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Rhode Island, New Mexico, Wyoming. On average, about 154 Colsons were registered per state.
Colson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Colson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Colson
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Colson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Colson?
We estimate approximately 8,547 people named Colson are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 40,102 Americans share this first name.
Is Colson a common name?
Colson is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,624 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Colson most popular?
Colson reached peak popularity in 2022, when 1,058 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Colson is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Colson a male name?
Colson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Colson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Colson Smith, Colson Johnson, Colson Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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