Colten

Boy name

Colten has been given to 16,358 babies in the U.S. since 1978. It peaked in 2009 and currently ranks #966 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

Modern re-spelling of Colton.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

16,358

Peak year

2009 (757 babies)

Rank in 2025

#966 for boys

First recorded

1978

10-year trend

▼ -54%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Colten.

16,395 babies since 1880

16,225 babies since 1922

16,205 babies since 1882

16,558 babies since 1979

16,134 babies since 1979

16,703 babies since 1880

17,169 babies since 1982

17,282 babies since 1929

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