Coulson
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of Nicholas; patronymic surname.
Coulson by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Coulson. In the US, 29 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 American peak was 48 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Nicholas
Like Coulson, each of these traces back to Nicholas: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Nicholasvictory of the people; people's victory5,327 in the US (2017)
- Nicolasvictory of the people; form of Nicholas1,911 in the US (2017)
- Nicolevictory of the people; a form of Nicholas1,654 in the US (2017)
- Nixonson of Nicholas634 in the US (2017)
- Nikovictory; a form of Nicholas514 in the US (2017)
- Nikolasvictory of the people; form of Nicholas460 in the US (2017)
- Nickolasvictory of the people; a form of Nicholas218 in the US (2017)
- Niklausvictory of the people; a form of Nicholas155 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Coulson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Colsoncoal-black; son of Cole321 in the US (2017)
- Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
- Colesoncoal-black; son of Cole; a form of Colson102 in the US (2017)
- Colstoncole's settlement; a place name used as a given name50 in the US (2017)
- Carlsonson of Carl; free man17 in the US (2017)
- Coaltoncoal settlement; dark coal mining town7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Coulson
Names that are said the same way as Coulson, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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