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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Colon

Colon was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 854th; the most babies were born in 1927 (33). More babies were named Colon in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192733 babies
Total since 1880
1,329babies recorded

Colon popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 1914.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#10,6615
1990——
1980#4,2029
1970#3,5728
1960#2,05416
1950#2,46410
1940#1,74716
1930#1,43626
1920#1,27532
1910#1,4586
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Colon, counting every spelling?

Colon has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Colon?

About 400 people born in the US named Colon are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 51 and 77. That makes Colon a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Colon by state

How common Colon was among boys born in each state in 1925–1929, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (11.3×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesNC0.25South Carolina: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesSC0.07District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesFL0.07
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Colon, boys, 1925–1929. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Colon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Colon, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Colon

How popular is the name Colon?

Colon was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 854th; the most babies were born in 1927 (33). More babies were named Colon in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Colon a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 11 girls and 1,318 boys.

Where was Colon most popular?

In 1925–1929, Colon was most common in North Carolina (0.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and South Carolina.