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Colten
OriginSpelling variation of Colton, English
Meaning"from the coal or dark town"
US Rank#966
2025 SSA
About Colten
This cousin to Colton, a very widely used name, never matched its popularity and is now losing ground. One place where Colten does rank highly is on a list of names most popular among Republican voters. More than 80 percent of voters named Colten vote red.
Pronounced KOL-tun.
As of October 2026, Colten ranked #966 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #386 in 2011.
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US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #474 | 608 | 316.5 |
| 2015 | #549 | 521 | 271.8 |
| 2016 | #607 | 443 | 233.4 |
| 2017 | #687 | 362 | 195.6 |
| 2018 | #659 | 383 | 210.9 |
| 2019 | #697 | 361 | 201.2 |
| 2020 | #755 | 320 | 185.4 |
| 2021 | #851 | 276 | 157.8 |
| 2022 | #923 | 250 | 143.2 |
| 2023 | #924 | 249 | 145.6 |
| 2024 | #895 | 262 | 152.1 |
| 2025 | #966 | 238 | 139.3 |
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- Colten Sopp (b. 1991)
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