In 2024, 3,588 boys in the United States were named Colton, making it the 98th most popular boy's name that year.
It has fallen over the decade, from 65th ten years before.
Its busiest year on record was 2013, with 6,494 births.
Records for Colton go back to 1913, and 148,712 babies have been given the name since.
An English place name meaning "coal town". Its strong sound has a rugged, contemporary quality.
Colton is of English origin, described as modern in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 3,588 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a sister, most common first.
An English place name meaning "coal town". Its strong sound has a rugged, contemporary quality.
Colton is of English origin, and is usually described as modern in style.
In 2024, 3,588 boys in the United States were named Colton, making it the 98th most popular boy's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for boys — 3,588 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Cole, Colt are shorter names in current US use that share the opening of Colton.