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Color names

Names spelled exactly like an English word for a color.

A spelling match only. Where a name comes from is a separate question, and its own page says what we can verify.

Most given last year first.

The figures

64 names. Most given last year first.
NameBirths in 2025RankBest year
Violet (girl)7,546#132025
Hazel (girl)6,318#211897
Scarlett (girl)5,644#322017
Ruby (girl)3,554#641911
Sienna (girl)2,659#942025
Jade (girl)2,658#952002
Rose (girl)2,386#1141908
Olive (girl)1,597#1971886
Navy (girl)935#3272025
Ivory (girl)810#3782025
Raven (girl)771#4041993
Scarlet (girl)581#5092019
Amber (girl)576#5201986
Indigo (girl)318#8532025
Sky (girl)272#9482021
Grey (boy)222#1,0142021
Lavender (girl)220#1,0952024
Gray (boy)128#1,4182023
Indigo (boy)113#1,5292022
Navy (boy)110#1,5542025
Sky (boy)101#1,6542022
Coral (girl)100#1,9271888
Sable (girl)64#2,6911986
Jade (boy)57#2,3901994
Golden (boy)51#2,5721909
Blue (boy)49#2,6412024
Slate (boy)48#2,6762018
Ginger (girl)47#3,2961971
Silver (girl)46#3,3422023
Golden (girl)45#3,3891903
Cherry (girl)42#3,5771948
Raven (boy)42#2,9411999
Azure (boy)40#3,0362025
Lilac (girl)35#4,0672024
Auburn (girl)32#4,3522015
Grey (girl)31#4,4602021
Ivory (boy)30#3,6581906
Blue (girl)29#4,6612021
Crimson (girl)28#4,7582016
Cyan (boy)25#4,1392023
Hazel (boy)24#4,2491908
Ebony (girl)23#5,4101982
Gray (girl)22#5,5542021
Cyan (girl)21#5,7221998
Fawn (girl)20#5,9171977
Crimson (boy)19#5,0452016
Silver (boy)19#5,0451896
Azure (girl)18#6,3251975
Cerise (girl)17#6,5461955
Saffron (girl)17#6,5462012
Red (boy)15#5,8611890
Ruby (boy)15#5,8611906
Teal (girl)13#7,8851994
Teal (boy)13#6,4462021
Peach (girl)12#8,3622021
Brown (boy)10#7,6791881
Aqua (girl)8#10,9172023
Magenta (girl)8#10,9171998
Olive (boy)7#9,7141891
Plum (girl)6#13,2082025
Sable (boy)6#10,6952025
Scarlett (boy)6#10,6952009
Auburn (boy)5#12,0081890
Gold (girl)5#14,9421919

Rebuilt from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.