Boys' name · peaked in 2011
Colten name popularity since 1925
16,358 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Colten. Half of them were born in 2008 or earlier, so the typical Colten is about 18 years old in 2026. Colten peaked in 2011 as the #386 name for boys, and it ranked #966 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 16,358
- Named Colten, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #966
- for boys in 2025 (238 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 16,358 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.92× its national share
Peak year is the year Colten made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Colten births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2009. Measured as a share of all babies, Colten peaked in 2011.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Colten became 3× more common, from 1 in 14,300 baby boys to 1 in 4,760.
- Steepest fall: Between 2012 and 2017, its share of baby boys fell by 49%, from 1 in 2,630 to 1 in 5,110.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Colten's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Colten.
Decade by decade
Babies named Colten in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 558 | #2,126 |
| 1990s | 3,736 | #522 |
| 2000s | 4,934 | #577 |
| 2010s | 5,528 | #550 |
| 2020–25 | 1,597 | #966 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
51.6% of babies named Colten from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Colten is most popular
The index compares Colten's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Colten.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.92× | 371 |
| Indiana | 2.28× | 807 |
| Oklahoma | 2.28× | 444 |
| Missouri | 2.26× | 737 |
| Arizona | 2.15× | 416 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Colten and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Colten (this page) | 16,358 | 2011 |
| Colton | 151,941 | 2013 |
| Kolten | 5,929 | 2015 |
| Coltin | 2,572 | 2012 |
| Coltyn | 1,611 | 2012 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Colten's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Colten.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Colten (2011).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data