Names / Boy names
Colten
Current rank
#966
and easing
All-time peak
#386
in 2011
First recorded
1978
in U.S. data
Children named
16,300
since 1978
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #386 in 2011 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Colten is a boys' name that first shows up in 1978. Its strongest year was 2011, at #386 nationally. Today it sits at #966 and is slowly cooling. Over 16,300 have carried it since records began.