Colored red
Derived from the Spanish word meaning 'colored' or 'reddish.' It was originally used by Spanish explorers to describe the silt-heavy, red-tinted waters of the Colorado River and later became the name of the 38th U.S. state.
Less common today
Colorado isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,428 in 1993.
The mysterious central figure of the mystery novel · The Colorado Kid
A character in the classic Western film Rio Bravo · Rio Bravo
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
