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How popular is the name Colson?

Births per year, rank history and how many Colsons are alive today.

Colson (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 1359th in 2025 and given to 20 babies. The name peaked in 2022, when 25 babies were given the name, the 1104th most popular that year. It has risen strongly over the past decade.

The Colson you are most likely to meet is around 3 years old. Half of all Colsons born in England and Wales are between 2 and 7, and there are at least 160 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Colson - on average, only one in every 1,894 such rooms contains a Colson.

How many babies are named Colson each year?

0102020202017: 42018: 92019: 112020: 82021: 222022: 252023: 152024: 252025: 20actual

Where does Colson rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,00020202017: ranked 3,9962018: ranked 2,2592019: ranked 1,9862020: ranked 2,4042021: ranked 1,2182022: ranked 1,1042023: ranked 1,6102024: ranked 1,1322025: ranked 1,359

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Colson per year in England and Wales, 2017 to 2025, peaking at about 25 in 2022
Colson: births per year in England and Wales, 2017-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Colson most popular?

Colson peaked in 2022, when 25 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Colson?

At least 160 people named Colson born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Colson?

Most living Colsons are between 2 and 7; the most common age is about 3.

Is Colson becoming more or less popular?

Rising: it has climbed strongly over the past decade.






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