boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Colsen

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #566 Trend ↑ Rising 590%
Rank 2025
#566
among boys · ↑65 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
523
named Colsen · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,266
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
523 babies
All-time total
1,710
#3,642 all-time among boys
First recorded
2001
in Social Security records

Colsen popularity over time

1,710 babies have been named Colsen since 2001, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 128 13 – #4,030
2010s 302 30 +136% #2,530
2020s (to 2025) 1,280 213 +606% #566

Where Colsen is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 675 0.40 #460
2027 838 0.49 #377
2028 1,008 0.59 #336
2029 1,179 0.69 #288
2030 1,347 0.79 #257

Where Colsen is most popular

Boys named Colsen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.139 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Colsen born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 19 0.582 +318%
Mississippi 27 0.475 +241%
Kentucky 44 0.438 +215%
Alabama 45 0.412 +196%
Tennessee 68 0.377 +170%
Arkansas 23 0.363 +161%
Indiana 52 0.324 +133%
Ohio 75 0.283 +103%
Missouri 39 0.281 +102%
South Carolina 28 0.271 +95%
South Dakota 5 0.269 +93%
Iowa 17 0.247 +77%
Louisiana 25 0.244 +75%
Georgia 60 0.237 +70%
Kansas 16 0.233 +67%
Oklahoma 20 0.226 +62%
North Carolina 57 0.223 +60%
Pennsylvania 48 0.181 +30%
Virginia 34 0.179 +29%
Michigan 33 0.161 +16%
Idaho 6 0.147 +5%
Wisconsin 16 0.135 ≈ national
Oregon 8 0.105 -24%
Illinois 23 0.090 -35%
Florida 42 0.089 -36%
Washington 14 0.086 -39%
Maryland 10 0.084 -40%
Texas 68 0.077 -45%
New York 28 0.065 -54%
Arizona 7 0.043 -69%
Colorado 5 0.039 -72%
New Jersey 5 0.025 -82%
California 15 0.016 -88%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Colsen

Colsen is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #566 in 2025 with 523 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2001, 1,710 American babies have been named Colsen. Its peak came in 2025, when 523 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Colsen stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Colsen?

The median living Colsen is about 1 years old; half are between 0 and 6. An estimated 1,700 people named Colsen are alive in the United States today.

median 1 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Colsen year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 523 #566
2024 442 #631
2023 87 #1,835
2022 87 #1,840
2021 64 #2,199
2020 77 #1,916
2019 52 #2,530
2018 27 #3,908
2017 33 #3,396
2016 24 #4,216
2015 35 #3,244
2014 20 #4,733
2013 28 #3,675
2012 30 #3,550
2011 22 #4,391
2010 31 #3,470
2009 20 #4,777
2008 21 #4,570
2007 25 #4,030
2006 12 #6,537
2005 13 #5,928
2004 12 #6,205
2003 8 #7,984
2002 10 #6,621
2001 7 #8,472
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Colsen, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Colsen?

The median living Colsen is about 1 years old. Half of all living Colsens are between 0 and 6 years old.

How many people named Colsen are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Colsen are alive in the United States, based on 1,710 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Colsen in 2025?

Colsen ranked #566 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 523 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Colsen?

1,710 babies have been named Colsen in the United States since 2001, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Colsen most popular?

Colsen peaked in 2025, when 523 newborns received the name.

Is Colsen a boy or girl name?

Colsen is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Colsen rising or falling?

Colsen is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Colsen become more popular?

Colsen is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,347 boys named Colsen in 2030, which would rank around #257. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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