How Many People Are Named Colston?
An estimated 1,157 people in the United States have the first name Colston. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Colston peaked in popularity in 2010 with 91 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Colston 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 Colston paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Colston is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,157
About 1 in 296,244 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2010
91 births
Total Registered
1,167
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Colston
Colston is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,167 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Colston as a male name
Ranked #2,830 in 2024
45 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (91 births)
Colston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Colston span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 702 babies were registered. While Colston is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Colston by Decade
How has Colston 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.
Colston by State
Birth registrations for Colston span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi. The lowest are in Minnesota, Michigan, Kansas. On average, about 29 Colstons were registered per state.
Colston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Colston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Colston
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Colston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Colston?
We estimate approximately 1,157 people named Colston 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 296,244 Americans share this first name.
Is Colston a common name?
Colston is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,167 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Colston most popular?
Colston reached peak popularity in 2010, when 91 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Colston is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Colston a male name?
Colston is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Colston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Colston Smith, Colston Johnson, Colston 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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