Coleson
Coleson was the 844th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 292 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 912 places. More babies were named Coleson in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning son of Coll (Nicholas) · English, Greek
Say it KOHL-sun /ˈkoʊlsən/
- Rank in 2025
- #844 boys, up 226 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 292boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025292 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,770babies recorded
What does the name Coleson mean?
Coleson is a spelling of the surname Colson, as Wiktionary notes. Colson means "son of Coll", Coll being a medieval English short form of Nicholas; DMNES records the diminutives Colle and Colyn in English documents of 1379. Nicholas is Greek, from nike, "victory", and laos, "people".
Coll (Middle English, “short form of Nicholas”)νίκη (Ancient Greek, “victory”)λαός (Ancient Greek, “people”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Colson, Cole, Colton.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Coleson', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Colson', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Nicholas', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Nicknames for Coleson
The usual nicknames for Coleson are Cole. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Coleson in the last five years, 953 were named Cole, against 20949 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole | Modern | #182 | 12,052 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Colesons go by each one.
Coleson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #844 | 292 |
| 2020 | #1,070 | 187 |
| 2010 | #2,042 | 67 |
| 2000 | #2,815 | 32 |
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How popular is Coleson, counting every spelling?
Coleson is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #686 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #844 for Coleson on its own. Together these spellings went to 387 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleson | 292 | #844 | 1,264 |
| Koleson | 52 | #2,552 | 232 |
| Colesyn | 13 | #6,527 | 47 |
| Colesen | 16 | #5,653 | 37 |
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 Coleson?
292 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Coleson (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Coleson 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 29 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Coleson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Coleson?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Coleson are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 12. That makes Coleson a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Coleson by state
How common Coleson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (8.4×), Kentucky (2.7×), Pennsylvania (2.6×), Ohio (2.5×), Indiana (2.5×). In 24 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 Coleson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Coleson, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Coleson · Sibling names for Coleson
Questions about the name Coleson
What does Coleson mean?
Coleson means “son of Coll (Nicholas)” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Coleson?
Coleson was the 844th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 292 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 912 places. More babies were named Coleson in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Coleson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Coleson in the US.
Where is Coleson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Coleson was most common in West Virginia (1.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Pennsylvania.