Spellings

Colson or Colsen?

In the US in 2025, 47% of babies in this name family were spelled Colson and 22% Colsen. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Colson47% of the family1,099 born in 2025#310 among boys×6 since 2015Colsen22% of the family523 born in 2025#566 among boys×15 since 2015Coleson13% of the family292 born in 2025#843 among boys×3 since 2015Kolson12% of the family269 born in 2025#883 among boys×8 since 2015Kolsen6% of the family150 born in 2025#1,297 among boys×5 since 2015

Ten years ago

Colson already led in 2015, with 49% of the family's births; it has 47% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 356 to 2,333 births (×7).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Colson1731,099×6
Colsen35523×15
Coleson87292×3
Kolson33269×8
Kolsen28150×5

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈkoʊlsən/ (KOHL-sun). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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