Colston
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning cole's settlement; a place name used as a given name.
Babies a year
50
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Colston by the numbers
Colston was given to 50 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 91 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Colston. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
- Colsoncoal-black; son of Cole321 in the US (2017)
- Coleton36 in the US (2017)
- Coleston12 in the US (2017)
- Coltendark settlement or coal town; a respelling of Colton358 in the US (2017)
- Colesoncoal-black; son of Cole; a form of Colson102 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Colston
Names that are said the same way as Colston, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Colston, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Colston
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