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Colston

/ˈkoʊlstən/ · 100% boys · 80 born in 2025

Colston has been given to about 1,247 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2010, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkoʊlstən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,233
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Colston per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2010 · 91
  • Born in 202580
  • All time1,247

How popular is Colston?

Its best year was 2010, when 91 babies were given the name, ranking 1688th. The typical living American called Colston is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Colston

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Colton0.89
  2. Colson0.89
  3. Kolton0.86
  4. Boston0.79
  5. Houston0.74
  6. Morton0.68
  7. Kelton0.68
  8. Colten0.65

Middle names for Colston

Ranked by flow score
  1. Colston Paul0.77
  2. Colston Lee0.77
  3. Colston Dean0.76
  4. Colston Blake0.76
  5. Colston Bryce0.76
  6. Colston Wade0.76

Sibling names for Colston

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Neriahsister · 0.91
  2. Bodebrother · 0.90
  3. Bryerbrother · 0.89
  4. Kyrenbrother · 0.89
  5. Ayaneither · 0.88
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.88

Where Colston is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Michigan0.02%
  2. Ohio0.01%
  3. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Colston White0.72
  2. Colston Reyes0.72
  3. Colston Lee0.72
  4. Colston Hill0.72
  5. Colston Hall0.72
  6. Colston Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Colston

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Colston across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.