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

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Peak · boys
2019 · 5,739 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
17 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
151,965
since 1913

Colton over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #59, 2019boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#13,2086#1033,420
2024#983,600
2023#12,1977#943,707
2022#913,926
2021#13,4646#754,566
2020#665,025
2019#595,739
2018#10,5459#685,314
2017#10,6899#705,294
2016#14,3316#685,624
2015#11,8358#606,318
2014#10,9559#656,405
2013#14,5826#656,490
2012#14,9626#656,362
2011#11,1819#745,601
2010#735,321
2009#15,2426#934,771
2008#984,550
2007#12,6768#1183,657
2006#1353,003
2005#11,8348#1552,657
2004#5,96920#1352,955
2003#13,8446#1352,953
2002#13,5956#1283,047
2001#1183,246
2000#1113,410
1999#1093,288
1998#14,1225#1063,573
1997#10,8367#1083,600
1996#6,72313#1053,788
1995#10,5147#1053,588
1994#1212,857
1993#8,05210#1262,750
1992#8,7349#1332,548
1991#1452,245
1990#6,46513#1392,235
1989#12,3625#1571,925
1988#11,7985#268879
1987#494324
1986#577236
1985#674173
1984#756131
1983#805118
1982#802122
1981#1,33449
1980#1,69534
1979#1,71133
1978#1,91326
1977#1,74330
1976#1,67731
1975#1,53034
1974#1,74727
1973#1,78225
1972#1,87123
1971#2,27917
1970#2,12518
1969#2,13016
1968#2,03016
1967#2,35212
1966#1,81418
1965#2,17814
1964#2,54611
1963#2,8589
1962#2,50411
1961#2,07016
1960#3,3377
1959#2,8219
1958#3,5596
1957#2,8229
1956#2,9698
1955
1954#3,4526
1953#3,7985
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1951#3,3646
1950#2,32111
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1947#3,3706
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1944#3,1096
1943#3,5385
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1940#2,8717
1939#2,4499
1938#3,5345
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1932#3,7765
1931#3,7635
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1927#4,2105
1926#4,2015
1925#4,1975
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1921#4,3225
1920#3,2088
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1916#3,8975
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1913#2,4966
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First appearance
1913

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 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #90 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 330 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Colton, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Colton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #149 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 963 boysNHWashington: #68 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 283 boysWAIdaho: #45 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 173 boysIDMontana: #49 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 171 boysMTNorth Dakota: #92 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 316 boysNDMinnesota: #103 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 522 boysMNIllinois: #148 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 800 boysILWisconsin: #104 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 537 boysWIMichigan: #167 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,080 boysMINew York: #434 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 3,790 boysNYMassachusetts: #420 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,645 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Colton, so not publishedRIOregon: #74 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 305 boysORNevada: #124 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 507 boysNVWyoming: #82 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 243 boysWYSouth Dakota: #82 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 293 boysSDIowa: #58 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 206 boysIAIndiana: #116 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 614 boysINOhio: #128 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 796 boysOHPennsylvania: #119 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 781 boysPANew Jersey: #326 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,833 boysNJConnecticut: #270 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,543 boysCTCalifornia: #241 for boys · 198 births · 1 in 1,391 boysCAUtah: #28 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 109 boysUTColorado: #87 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 369 boysCONebraska: #86 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 341 boysNEMissouri: #112 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 615 boysMOKentucky: #127 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 797 boysKYWest Virginia: #144 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 904 boysWVVirginia: #153 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 955 boysVAMaryland: #244 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,690 boysMDDelaware: #131 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 705 boysDEArizona: #108 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 459 boysAZNew Mexico: #121 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 520 boysNMKansas: #76 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 291 boysKSArkansas: #72 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 286 boysARTennessee: #107 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 565 boysTNNorth Carolina: #168 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 975 boysNCSouth Carolina: #237 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,350 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Colton, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #52 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 191 boysOKLouisiana: #184 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 914 boysLAMississippi: #141 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 634 boysMSAlabama: #96 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 455 boysALGeorgia: #178 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,002 boysGAHawaii: #270 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,304 boysHITexas: #86 for boys · 418 births · 1 in 366 boysTXFlorida: #139 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 784 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#28 · 1 in 109
  2. Idaho#45 · 1 in 173
  3. Montana#49 · 1 in 171
  4. Oklahoma#52 · 1 in 191
  5. Iowa#58 · 1 in 206

Best ever in a state: #5 in West Virginia, 2014.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#281551 in 109
Idaho#45411 in 173
Montana#49261 in 171
Oklahoma#521021 in 191
Iowa#58851 in 206
Washington#681221 in 283
Arkansas#72501 in 286
Oregon#74631 in 305
Kansas#76541 in 291
South Dakota#82151 in 293
Wyoming#8291 in 243
Nebraska#86291 in 341
Texas#864181 in 366
Colorado#87661 in 369
Alaska#90121 in 330
North Dakota#92131 in 316
Alabama#96571 in 455
Minnesota#103571 in 522
Wisconsin#104581 in 537
Tennessee#107611 in 565
Arizona#108671 in 459
Missouri#112581 in 615
Indiana#116631 in 614
Pennsylvania#119971 in 781
New Mexico#121221 in 520
Nevada#124181 in 507
Kentucky#127301 in 797
Ohio#128941 in 796
Delaware#13161 in 705
Florida#1391121 in 784
Mississippi#141251 in 634
West Virginia#144111 in 904
Illinois#1481071 in 800
New Hampshire#14971 in 963
Virginia#153431 in 955
Michigan#167591 in 1,080
North Carolina#168461 in 975
Georgia#178481 in 1,002
Louisiana#184321 in 914
South Carolina#237161 in 1,350
California#2411981 in 1,391
Maryland#244181 in 1,690
Connecticut#27081 in 2,543
Hawaii#27051 in 1,304
New Jersey#326181 in 2,833
Massachusetts#42071 in 5,645
New York#434341 in 3,790
District of Columbia
Maine
Rhode Island
Vermont

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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
106 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1913
  • Peaked 2019 at #59 (5,739 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 17 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 17 yrs · run 2008–2024
  • Top 1,000: 44 yrs · run 1982–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 291
  • 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
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 38.5% of all boys named Colton (58,468) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s11#2,496 (1913)#3,197
1920s28#3,208 (1920)#4,028
1930s24#2,449 (1939)#3,381
1940s24#2,871 (1940)#3,222
1950s60#2,321 (1950)#3,138
1960s130#1,814 (1966)#2,382
1970s264#1,530 (1975)#1,838
1980s3,991#157 (1989)#756
1990s30,472#105 (1996)#120
2000s34,249#93 (2009)#123
2010s58,468#59 (2019)#67
2020s24,244#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 1993

girls
#8,052
10 births · 1 in 180,907 girls
boys
#126
2,750 births · 1 in 713 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #8,052Colton10

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #126Colton2,750
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 180,907 of them was named Colton, which outranked 49.0% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Colton
  1. #7,498Zandalee11
  2. #7,498Zayda11
  3. #7,498Ziomara11
  4. #8,052Colton10
  5. #8,052Aaren10
  6. #8,052Abbagail10
  7. #8,052Abegail10
  8. #8,719Aarion9
  9. #8,719Abrina9
  10. #8,719Adama9

Tied with 666 names at #8,052; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. 12,442Coraima#13,317#875
  2. 5,624Kadijah#6,314#690
  3. 3,307Kalene#4,236#929
  4. 1,413Deyanira#2,351#938
  5. 979Halle#1,713#734
Fallers
  1. 1,120Latifah#802#1,922
  2. 747Shanae#662#1,409
  3. 520Jaleesa#792#1,312
  4. 487Brianda#777#1,264
  5. 417Chynna#941#1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 713 of them was named Colton, which outranked 98.8% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Colton
  1. #123Oscar2,847
  2. #124Martin2,818
  3. #125Eduardo2,794
  4. #126Colton2,750
  5. #127Devon2,727
  6. #128Johnathan2,719
  7. #129Derrick2,704
Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. 5,880Savon#6,670#790
  2. 2,006Jordy#2,834#828
  3. 662Austyn#1,598#936
  4. 471Devaughn#1,395#924
  5. 454Mikal#1,294#840
Fallers
  1. 329Channing#887#1,216
  2. 307Garth#658#965
  3. 252Earnest#911#1,163
  4. 241Armand#987#1,228
  5. 240Spenser#831#1,071

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1993