Colon

Given to 1,329 US babies since 1885 · Not recorded since 2000

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1885
6 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,329
since 1885

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Colon was most popular in 1885, when 6 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.06 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Colon in 2025. Not recorded since 2000.00.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1885 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Colon was most popular in 1885, when 6 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.06 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Colon in 2025. Not recorded since 2000.00.020.040.060.081880192019602000Peak 1885

Colon was most popular in 1885, when 6 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.06 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Colon in 2025. Not recorded since 2000.

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2000 <5 — 5 10349
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1996 <5 — 5 9015
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1994 <5 — 5 8800
1993 <5 — 8 6228
1992 <5 — <5 —
1991 <5 — 11 4760
1990 <5 — <5 —
1989 <5 — 5 7905
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1986 <5 — 8 4853
1985 <5 — 8 4698
1984 <5 — 5 6315
1983 <5 — 6 5484
1982 <5 — 7 5003
1981 <5 — <5 —
1980 <5 — 9 4134
1979 <5 — 7 4842
1978 <5 — 8 4157
1977 <5 — 11 3386
1976 <5 — 8 4012
1975 <5 — 6 4797
1974 <5 — 7 4190
1973 <5 — 13 2716
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1971 <5 — 14 2558
1970 <5 — 8 3521
1969 <5 — 12 2549
1968 <5 — 9 2907
1967 <5 — 7 3231
1966 <5 — 7 3249
1965 <5 — 8 2982
1964 <5 — 12 2409
1963 <5 — 9 2858
1962 <5 — 11 2504
1961 <5 — 11 2538
1960 <5 — 16 2042
1959 <5 — 13 2295
1958 <5 — 16 2026
1957 <5 — 9 2822
1956 <5 — 13 2263
1955 <5 — 13 2219
1954 <5 — 13 2207
1953 <5 — 18 1836
1952 <5 — 16 1939
1951 <5 — 17 1838
1950 <5 — 10 2438
1949 <5 — 22 1583
1948 <5 — 18 1758
1947 <5 — 17 1850
1946 <5 — 29 1299
1945 <5 — 19 1536
1944 <5 — 28 1255
1943 <5 — 26 1368
1942 <5 — 30 1268
1941 <5 — 10 2333
1940 <5 — 16 1736
1939 <5 — 19 1532
1938 <5 — 27 1275
1937 <5 — 11 2197
1936 <5 — 21 1463
1935 <5 — 20 1538
1934 <5 — 27 1293
1933 <5 — 19 1586
1932 <5 — 29 1254
1931 6 3848 25 1394
1930 <5 — 26 1428
1929 <5 — 22 1564
1928 <5 — 26 1448
1927 <5 — 33 1267
1926 <5 — 23 1565
1925 <5 — 16 2012
1924 <5 — 25 1532
1923 <5 — 28 1385
1922 <5 — 30 1333
1921 <5 — 28 1412
1920 <5 — 32 1273
1919 <5 — 19 1752
1918 <5 — 27 1373
1917 <5 — 27 1322
1916 <5 — 25 1374
1915 <5 — 28 1241
1914 5 3618 17 1492
1913 <5 — 18 1205
1912 <5 — 12 1417
1911 <5 — <5 —
1910 <5 — 6 1421
1909 <5 — <5 —
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1907 <5 — <5 —
1906 <5 — <5 —
1905 <5 — 6 1091
1904 <5 — 5 1205
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1900 <5 — <5 —
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1894 <5 — 5 1074
1893 <5 — <5 —
1892 <5 — 5 1066
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1888 <5 — <5 —
1887 <5 — <5 —
1886 <5 — 6 845
1885 <5 — 6 836

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Other spellings

Colleen · 163,084 Colin · 134,151 Collin · 81,962 Coleen · 11,998 Colene · 1,624 Collen · 1,173 Collyn · 1,088 Collene · 1,009

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Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years