Coleson

A boys’ name of English origin, meaning coal-black; son of Cole; a form of Colson.

Babies a year
102
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
#844
up from #915
UK popularity
#2664
8 babies

How Coleson has moved

US popularity rank, 2021–2025. Lower is more popular.
#764#908#1051202120232025#844

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YearUS rank
2021#971
2022#951
2023#917
2024#915
2025#844

Coleson by the numbers

In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Coleson. In the US, 102 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Coleson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Colsoncoal-black; son of Cole321 in the US (2017)
  • Colesencoal settlement; a form of Coalson7 in the US (2017)
  • Coleton36 in the US (2017)
  • Coleston12 in the US (2017)
  • Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
  • Colemancoal miner or dark valley dweller245 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Coleson

Names that are said the same way as Coleson, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Other names that mean darkness

Like Coleson, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
  • Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
  • Coledark, swarthy; charcoal3,458 in the US (2017)
  • Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
  • Donovandark brown warrior; surname used as given name1,056 in the US (2017)
  • Sullivandark-eyed or black-eyed one165 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Coleson

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