Is Colon a boy or girl name?

Colon is a boy’s name. Of the 1,329 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.8% were girls and 99.2% were boys.

Colon

Recorded 1885–2000 · United States

Colon was most popular in 1927, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,517 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,329 people named Colon.

Colon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Colon’s peak in 1927. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Colon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Colon is a boy’s name — 0.8% of the 1,329 Americans given it were girls and 99.2% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Colon

Where Colon is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

North Carolina 31.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org