Colton

English
"from the coal or dark town"

Colton Origin and Meaning

The name Colton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "from the coal or dark town".

Colton is a trendy two-syllable choice, with the popular 'on/en' ending.

Colton jumped onto the popularity list in 1982 at Number 806. Then, in 1988, the hunky character Colton Shore was introduced on the soap opera General Hospital, and the name began to zoom up the list. Coincidence or contributing factor?

Another attractive namesake is Teen Wolf heartthrob Colton Haynes. Short form Colt has been used by a couple of celebs.

# 94 in the US

Colton Rank in US Top 1000

# 255 on Nameberry

Colton Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Colton Popularity

Famous People Named Colton

  • Colton Lee Haynes
    American actor and model
  • (Michael) Colton Dixon
    American singer
  • Colton Cumbie
    American reality TV personality ("Survivor")
  • Colton Douglas Orr
    Canadian ice hockey player
  • Colton Sceviour
    Canadian ice hockey player
  • Colton Parayko
    Canadian ice hockey player
  • Colton Herta
    American racing driver; son of driver Bryan Herta
  • Colton Schmidt
    American NFL football player
  • Colton Iverson
    American basketball player
  • Colton James
    American actor
  • Colton Ford (born Glenn Soukesian)
    American adult film actor and singer
  • Colton Jacobson
    American pop singer
  • Colton Murray
    American baseball player
  • Colton Greene
    U.S. Civil War general
  • Colton Burpo
    American boy who inspired "Heaven Is For Real" by Todd Burpo
  • Colton Kyle (b. 2004)
    son of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle and Taya Kyle
  • Colton Stapleton (b. 2009)
    son of YouTuber Isaac Stapleton (Ssundee)
  • Colton Keith (b. 2013)
    son of ice hockey player Duncan Keith
  • Michael Colton O'Grady (b. 2004)
    son of actress Gail O'Grady and Chris Byers
  • Thomas Colton Padalecki (b. 2012)
    son of actor Jared Padalecki
  • Colton Ryan
    "Dear Evan Hansen"

Colton in Pop Culture

  • Colton White
    character in Western video game "Gun"
  • Colton Tayler
    character in "Magnetic Shift" by Lucy D. Briand
  • Colton Rivera
    character from DC's Gotham Academy