Colden
Colden was the 4277th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2339th with 56 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,668 places. More babies were named Colden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,277 boys, down 1,291 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201656 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,014babies recorded
Colden popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,277 | 24 |
| 2020 | #2,986 | 39 |
| 2010 | #2,521 | 49 |
| 2000 | #5,086 | 14 |
| 1990 | #5,923 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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How popular is Colden, counting every spelling?
Colden is the most common spelling of a name family that had 31 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 31 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colden | 24 | #4,277 | 154 |
| Kolden | 7 | #10,241 | 40 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Colden?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Colden (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Colden born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Colden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Colden?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Colden are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 20. That makes Colden mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Colden by state
How common Colden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (5.3×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Colden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Colden, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Colden
How popular is the name Colden?
Colden was the 4277th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2339th with 56 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,668 places. More babies were named Colden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Colden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Colden in the US.
Where is Colden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Colden was most common in New York (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.