Colon Boy
How popular is Colon?
Peaked in 1927
No babies were recorded with the name Colon in 2025. It was most used in 1927, when 33 boys got the name.
476living people named Colon (est.)
67median age of people named Colon
1,329babies named Colon since 1880
Colon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 boys |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1927 (33 boys) |
| Highest rank | #835 in 1885 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
Colon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Colin family of names ranked #234 for boys in 2025 (#229 the year before), with 1,628 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Colon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | #835 |
| 1890s | 10 | #1,065 |
| 1900s | 11 | #1,090 |
| 1910s | 179 | #1,205 |
| 1920s | 263 | #1,267 |
| 1930s | 224 | #1,254 |
| 1940s | 215 | #1,255 |
| 1950s | 138 | #1,835 |
| 1960s | 102 | #2,041 |
| 1970s | 82 | #2,557 |
| 1980s | 48 | #4,133 |
| 1990s | 29 | #4,752 |
| 2000s | 5 | #10,342 |
Questions
- Is Colon a boy or girl name?
- Colon has mostly been a boy name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Colon?
- No babies were recorded with the name Colon in 2025. It was most used in 1927, when 33 boys got the name.
- When was Colon most popular?
- Colon peaked in 1927, when 33 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #835 in 1885.
- How many people are named Colon?
- 1,329 babies have been named Colon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 476 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 67.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.