Colston
Colston was the 1933rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1688th with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 126 places. More babies were named Colston in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,933 boys, up 419 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 80boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201091 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,247babies recorded
Colston popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,933 | 80 |
| 2020 | #2,352 | 57 |
| 2010 | #1,688 | 91 |
| 2000 | #8,348 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Colston, counting every spelling?
Colston is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,174 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,933 for Colston on its own. Together these spellings went to 162 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colston | 80 | #1,933 | 268 |
| Kolston | 31 | #3,621 | 130 |
| Kolsten | 14 | #6,295 | 47 |
| Colsten | 7 | #9,905 | 45 |
| Colstyn | 18 | #5,246 | 33 |
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 Colston?
80 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Colston (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Colston 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 105 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Colston.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Colston?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Colston are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Colston 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.
Colston by state
How common Colston was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (8.2×). In 43 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 Colston: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Colston, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Colston
How popular is the name Colston?
Colston was the 1933rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 1688th with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 126 places. More babies were named Colston in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Colston a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Colston in the US.
Where is Colston most popular?
In 2021–2025, Colston was most common in Louisiana (0.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and Mississippi.