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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Colonel

Colonel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 401st; the most babies were born in 1920 (37). More babies were named Colonel 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
192037 babies
Total since 1880
1,250babies recorded

Colonel 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.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#5,6566
1970#4,3326
1960#2,44512
1950#2,04214
1940#1,74816
1930#2,20213
1920#1,18537
1910#1,1329
1900#9179
1890#9116
1880#57811

How popular is Colonel, counting every spelling?

Colonel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Colonel?

About 200 people born in the US named Colonel are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 63 and 80. That makes Colonel 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.

Colonel by state

How common Colonel was among boys born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesKY0.05West 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNC0.06South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District 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: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesAL0.13Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Colonel, boys, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Colonel

How popular is the name Colonel?

Colonel was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 401st; the most babies were born in 1920 (37). More babies were named Colonel in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Colonel a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 1,250 boys.

Where was Colonel most popular?

In 1918–1922, Colonel was most common in Alabama (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Kentucky.