Colton
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #103 for boys in 2025, 3,420 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2019 · 5,739 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 17 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 151,965since 1913
Colton over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #103 | 3,420 |
| 2024 | — | #98 | 3,600 | |
| 2023 | #12,197 | 7 | #94 | 3,707 |
| 2022 | — | #91 | 3,926 | |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #75 | 4,566 |
| 2020 | — | #66 | 5,025 | |
| 2019 | — | #59 | 5,739 | |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | #68 | 5,314 |
| 2017 | #10,689 | 9 | #70 | 5,294 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #68 | 5,624 |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #60 | 6,318 |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | #65 | 6,405 |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | #65 | 6,490 |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #65 | 6,362 |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | #74 | 5,601 |
| 2010 | — | #73 | 5,321 | |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | #93 | 4,771 |
| 2008 | — | #98 | 4,550 | |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 | #118 | 3,657 |
| 2006 | — | #135 | 3,003 | |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #155 | 2,657 |
| 2004 | #5,969 | 20 | #135 | 2,955 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #135 | 2,953 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #128 | 3,047 |
| 2001 | — | #118 | 3,246 | |
| 2000 | — | #111 | 3,410 | |
| 1999 | — | #109 | 3,288 | |
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | #106 | 3,573 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #108 | 3,600 |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | #105 | 3,788 |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #105 | 3,588 |
| 1994 | — | #121 | 2,857 | |
| 1993 | #8,052 | 10 | #126 | 2,750 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #133 | 2,548 |
| 1991 | — | #145 | 2,245 | |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | #139 | 2,235 |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #157 | 1,925 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #268 | 879 |
| 1987 | — | #494 | 324 | |
| 1986 | — | #577 | 236 | |
| 1985 | — | #674 | 173 | |
| 1984 | — | #756 | 131 | |
| 1983 | — | #805 | 118 | |
| 1982 | — | #802 | 122 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,334 | 49 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,695 | 34 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,711 | 33 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,913 | 26 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,743 | 30 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,677 | 31 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,530 | 34 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,747 | 27 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,782 | 25 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,871 | 23 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,279 | 17 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,125 | 18 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,130 | 16 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,030 | 16 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,352 | 12 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,814 | 18 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,178 | 14 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,546 | 11 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,858 | 9 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,504 | 11 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,070 | 16 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,337 | 7 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,821 | 9 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,822 | 9 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,969 | 8 | |
| 1955 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | — | #3,452 | 6 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,798 | 5 | |
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | — | #3,364 | 6 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,321 | 11 | |
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| 1947 | — | #3,370 | 6 | |
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| 1944 | — | #3,109 | 6 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
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| 1940 | — | #2,871 | 7 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,449 | 9 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,534 | 5 | |
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| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,763 | 5 | |
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| 1927 | — | #4,210 | 5 | |
| 1926 | — | #4,201 | 5 | |
| 1925 | — | #4,197 | 5 | |
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| 1921 | — | #4,322 | 5 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,208 | 8 | |
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| 1916 | — | #3,897 | 5 | |
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| 1913 | — | #2,496 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Colton! It came in at #2,496, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1914–1919, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Colton is popular in 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#20 · 1 in 84
- Montana#21 · 1 in 90
- Oklahoma#29 · 1 in 117
- Utah#30 · 1 in 132
- Iowa#37 · 1 in 142
Best ever in a state: #5 in West Virginia, 2014.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #20 | 24 | 1 in 84 |
| Montana | #21 | 45 | 1 in 90 |
| Oklahoma | #29 | 163 | 1 in 117 |
| Utah | #30 | 143 | 1 in 132 |
| Iowa | #37 | 117 | 1 in 142 |
| Arkansas | #41 | 87 | 1 in 167 |
| Nebraska | #43 | 61 | 1 in 161 |
| Idaho | #48 | 42 | 1 in 174 |
| Kansas | #48 | 82 | 1 in 183 |
| South Dakota | #54 | 23 | 1 in 181 |
| Colorado | #55 | 109 | 1 in 228 |
| Alaska | #59 | 18 | 1 in 198 |
| West Virginia | #60 | 43 | 1 in 214 |
| North Dakota | #62 | 20 | 1 in 189 |
| Washington | #65 | 139 | 1 in 242 |
| Texas | #70 | 502 | 1 in 310 |
| Missouri | #71 | 130 | 1 in 265 |
| Oregon | #76 | 68 | 1 in 289 |
| Alabama | #78 | 70 | 1 in 358 |
| Wisconsin | #78 | 99 | 1 in 296 |
| Minnesota | #80 | 98 | 1 in 290 |
| Mississippi | #85 | 38 | 1 in 399 |
| Indiana | #86 | 112 | 1 in 336 |
| Nevada | #86 | 31 | 1 in 336 |
| Tennessee | #92 | 85 | 1 in 405 |
| Kentucky | #96 | 51 | 1 in 454 |
| Arizona | #97 | 90 | 1 in 372 |
| Pennsylvania | #101 | 140 | 1 in 488 |
| North Carolina | #112 | 77 | 1 in 596 |
| Ohio | #114 | 129 | 1 in 545 |
| Illinois | #115 | 159 | 1 in 509 |
| Vermont | #117 | 5 | 1 in 510 |
| Florida | #119 | 148 | 1 in 574 |
| Virginia | #127 | 58 | 1 in 673 |
| Louisiana | #131 | 43 | 1 in 621 |
| Georgia | #135 | 65 | 1 in 745 |
| Michigan | #136 | 77 | 1 in 774 |
| New Mexico | #139 | 20 | 1 in 540 |
| South Carolina | #178 | 21 | 1 in 936 |
| Maryland | #182 | 25 | 1 in 1,149 |
| Hawaii | #188 | 7 | 1 in 814 |
| California | #214 | 214 | 1 in 1,185 |
| Connecticut | #228 | 11 | 1 in 1,746 |
| Massachusetts | #231 | 19 | 1 in 1,956 |
| New Jersey | #273 | 23 | 1 in 2,115 |
| New York | #348 | 47 | 1 in 2,526 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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 Colton
- 5 spots since 2024 (#98 → #103)
- 37 spots since 2020 (#66 → #103)
- 43 spots since 2015 (#60 → #103)
- Biggest jump: 532 spots in 1982 (#1,334 → #802)
- Biggest drop: 20 spots in 2005 (#135 → #155)
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 2019 at #59 (5,739 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 17 yrs · run 2008–2024
- Top 1,000: 44 yrs · run 1982–2025
- Highest: 1 in 291 boys born in 2013 were named Colton (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 499 boys born in 2025 (0.20%)
- Its best rank, #59 in 2019, was only 1 in 313 (0.32%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 38.5% of all boys named Colton (58,468) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | #2,496 (1913) | #3,197 |
| 1920s | 28 | #3,208 (1920) | #4,028 |
| 1930s | 24 | #2,449 (1939) | #3,381 |
| 1940s | 24 | #2,871 (1940) | #3,222 |
| 1950s | 60 | #2,321 (1950) | #3,138 |
| 1960s | 130 | #1,814 (1966) | #2,382 |
| 1970s | 264 | #1,530 (1975) | #1,838 |
| 1980s | 3,991 | #157 (1989) | #756 |
| 1990s | 30,472 | #105 (1996) | #120 |
| 2000s | 34,249 | #93 (2009) | #123 |
| 2010s | 58,468 | #59 (2019) | #67 |
| 2020s | 24,244 | #66 (2020) | #88 |
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.
Colton in 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 134,847 of them was named Colton, which outranked 57.7% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,392Yisel14
- #6,392Yosselin14
- #6,392Zelda14
- #6,723Colton13
- #6,723Aalyah13
- #6,723Abreanna13
- #6,723Adrionna13
- #7,130Aalyiah12
- #7,130Abagayle12
- #7,130Abelina12
Tied with 406 names at #6,723; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 500 of them was named Colton, which outranked 99.0% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.