Colter
- #157 for boys in 2025, 2,354 births
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 2,354 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 10,705since 1971
Colter over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Colter has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #157 | 2,354 |
| 2024 | #218 | 1,649 |
| 2023 | #321 | 1,035 |
| 2022 | #430 | 720 |
| 2021 | #629 | 438 |
| 2020 | #972 | 221 |
| 2019 | #968 | 221 |
| 2018 | #1,228 | 151 |
| 2017 | #1,264 | 144 |
| 2016 | #1,356 | 131 |
| 2015 | #1,266 | 142 |
| 2014 | #1,158 | 163 |
| 2013 | #1,253 | 140 |
| 2012 | #1,195 | 150 |
| 2011 | #1,178 | 150 |
| 2010 | #1,309 | 131 |
| 2009 | #1,125 | 164 |
| 2008 | #1,240 | 140 |
| 2007 | #1,350 | 124 |
| 2006 | #1,360 | 119 |
| 2005 | #1,442 | 102 |
| 2004 | #1,343 | 109 |
| 2003 | #1,335 | 103 |
| 2002 | #1,315 | 101 |
| 2001 | #1,527 | 79 |
| 2000 | #1,487 | 82 |
| 1999 | #1,269 | 97 |
| 1998 | #1,322 | 90 |
| 1997 | #1,263 | 91 |
| 1996 | #1,217 | 92 |
| 1995 | #1,107 | 105 |
| 1994 | #1,218 | 89 |
| 1993 | #1,104 | 103 |
| 1992 | #997 | 118 |
| 1991 | #1,103 | 98 |
| 1990 | #1,201 | 82 |
| 1989 | #1,281 | 72 |
| 1988 | #1,223 | 69 |
| 1987 | #1,106 | 75 |
| 1986 | #1,242 | 60 |
| 1985 | #1,158 | 65 |
| 1984 | #1,144 | 63 |
| 1983 | #1,222 | 56 |
| 1982 | #1,242 | 56 |
| 1981 | #1,695 | 34 |
| 1980 | #1,808 | 31 |
| 1979 | #2,048 | 25 |
| 1978 | #1,965 | 25 |
| 1977 | #2,270 | 20 |
| 1976 | #3,471 | 10 |
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| 1973 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #4,375 | 6 |
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First appearance
1971
The first year at least five boys were named Colter! It came in at #4,375, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1972–1975, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Colter is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Montana#10 · 1 in 97
- North Dakota#10 · 1 in 105
- South Dakota#19 · 1 in 133
- Wyoming#35 · 1 in 99
- Alaska#35 · 1 in 142
Best ever in a state: #10 in Montana, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #10 | 39 | 1 in 97 |
| North Dakota | #10 | 32 | 1 in 105 |
| South Dakota | #19 | 29 | 1 in 133 |
| Alaska | #35 | 16 | 1 in 142 |
| Wyoming | #35 | 11 | 1 in 99 |
| Idaho | #39 | 45 | 1 in 192 |
| Oregon | #51 | 62 | 1 in 243 |
| Maine | #54 | 19 | 1 in 202 |
| West Virginia | #54 | 29 | 1 in 212 |
| Iowa | #55 | 56 | 1 in 247 |
| Oklahoma | #64 | 61 | 1 in 290 |
| Kentucky | #65 | 70 | 1 in 293 |
| Missouri | #68 | 89 | 1 in 312 |
| Arkansas | #69 | 43 | 1 in 293 |
| Kansas | #74 | 46 | 1 in 305 |
| Tennessee | #75 | 110 | 1 in 334 |
| Nebraska | #78 | 31 | 1 in 284 |
| Utah | #80 | 59 | 1 in 333 |
| Wisconsin | #85 | 69 | 1 in 340 |
| Minnesota | #101 | 62 | 1 in 395 |
| Colorado | #102 | 66 | 1 in 407 |
| Vermont | #102 | 5 | 1 in 242 |
| Washington | #104 | 74 | 1 in 443 |
| New Hampshire | #110 | 13 | 1 in 346 |
| Indiana | #112 | 70 | 1 in 452 |
| South Carolina | #120 | 44 | 1 in 482 |
| Alabama | #131 | 42 | 1 in 512 |
| Ohio | #135 | 102 | 1 in 515 |
| Michigan | #136 | 74 | 1 in 543 |
| Arizona | #143 | 62 | 1 in 528 |
| Mississippi | #157 | 20 | 1 in 542 |
| Pennsylvania | #160 | 81 | 1 in 645 |
| Louisiana | #162 | 31 | 1 in 617 |
| North Carolina | #163 | 77 | 1 in 668 |
| Virginia | #174 | 52 | 1 in 716 |
| New Mexico | #193 | 10 | 1 in 650 |
| Georgia | #195 | 62 | 1 in 810 |
| Texas | #223 | 176 | 1 in 995 |
| Illinois | #230 | 51 | 1 in 972 |
| Maryland | #243 | 23 | 1 in 996 |
| Nevada | #267 | 11 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Florida | #314 | 62 | 1 in 1,541 |
| New York | #345 | 51 | 1 in 1,655 |
| Connecticut | #361 | 8 | 1 in 1,651 |
| California | #401 | 82 | 1 in 2,140 |
| Massachusetts | #555 | 8 | 1 in 3,378 |
| New Jersey | #607 | 11 | 1 in 3,615 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Colter
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 815 spots since 2020 (#972 → #157)
- Biggest jump: 343 spots in 2021
- Biggest drop: 107 spots in 1993
Rise & fade · boys
54 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1971
- Peaked 2025 at #157 (2,354 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 8 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 8 yrs · run 2019–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 726
- Highest: 1 in 726 boys born in 2025 were named Colter (0.14%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 59.9% of all boys named Colter (6,417) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96 | #1,965 (1978) | #3,459 |
| 1980s | 581 | #1,106 (1987) | #1,312 |
| 1990s | 965 | #997 (1992) | #1,180 |
| 2000s | 1,123 | #1,125 (2009) | #1,352 |
| 2010s | 1,523 | #968 (2019) | #1,218 |
| 2020s | 6,417 | #157 (2025) | #455 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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