Coleson

Coleson: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “son of Cole”
Origin: English
Say it: KOHL-sun · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

Surname-style name from an English patronymic. Cole derives from a short form of Nicholas or from an Old English byname meaning 'swarthy' or 'coal-black'.

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How popular is Coleson?

202476.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Coleson in 2024253

2024 rank#916 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18802,477

Coleson is rising: use over the last five years is 3.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Coleson

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Nicholasvictory of the people · Greek
Coleswarthy, coal-black · English
Nicolasvictory of the people · Greek
Nicovictory of the people · Greek
Colinyoung creature; cub · Scottish Gaelic
Colsonson of Cole · English
Collinpeople of victory · Greek
Nikolaivictory of the people · Russian

Coleson questions

What does the name Coleson mean?

Coleson means "son of Cole". It comes from English. Surname-style name from an English patronymic. Cole derives from a short form of Nicholas or from an Old English byname meaning 'swarthy' or 'coal-black'.

Is Coleson a boy or girl name?

Coleson is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Coleson?

253 US babies were named Coleson in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Coleson?

Coleson is usually pronounced KOHL-sun.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.