Colton
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Colton
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.
A recent study of names by political party affiliation found that nearly 80 percent of the voters named Colton are Republicans.
Colton is also given to girls, where it ranks #13574 in the US.
Pronounced KOL-ton.
As of October 2026, Colton ranked #103 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #59 in 2019, Nameberry popularity #781.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #65 | 6,401 | 3,332.3 |
| 2015 | #60 | 6,314 | 3,294.1 |
| 2016 | #68 | 5,623 | 2,963 |
| 2017 | #70 | 5,294 | 2,860.1 |
| 2018 | #68 | 5,314 | 2,926 |
| 2019 | #59 | 5,738 | 3,198.1 |
| 2020 | #66 | 5,022 | 2,909.5 |
| 2021 | #75 | 4,562 | 2,607.6 |
| 2022 | #91 | 3,925 | 2,248 |
| 2023 | #94 | 3,705 | 2,165.9 |
| 2024 | #98 | 3,588 | 2,082.5 |
| 2025 | #103 | 3,420 | 2,002.3 |
World rankings
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Colton on lists
Famous Coltons
- Colton Lee HaynesBoy
American actor and model
- (Michael) Colton DixonBoy
American singer
- Colton CumbieBoy
American reality TV personality ("Survivor")
- Colton Douglas OrrBoy
Canadian ice hockey player
- Colton SceviourBoy
Canadian ice hockey player
- Colton ParaykoBoy
Canadian ice hockey player
- Colton HertaBoy
American racing driver; son of driver Bryan Herta
- Colton SchmidtBoy
American NFL football player
- Colton IversonBoy
American basketball player
- Colton JamesBoy
American actor
- Colton Ford (born Glenn Soukesian)Boy
American adult film actor and singer
- Colton JacobsonBoy
American pop singer
- Colton MurrayBoy
American baseball player
- Colton GreeneBoy
U.S. Civil War general
- Colton BurpoBoy
American boy who inspired "Heaven Is For Real" by Todd Burpo
- Colton Kyle (b. 2004)Boy
son of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle and Taya Kyle
- Colton Stapleton (b. 2009)Boy
son of YouTuber Isaac Stapleton (Ssundee)
- Colton Keith (b. 2013)Boy
son of ice hockey player Duncan Keith
- Michael Colton O'Grady (b. 2004)Boy
son of actress Gail O'Grady and Chris Byers
- Thomas Colton Padalecki (b. 2012)Boy
son of actor Jared Padalecki
- Colton RyanBoy
"Dear Evan Hansen"
Colton in pop culture
- Colton WhiteBoy
character in Western video game "Gun"
- Colton TaylerBoy
character in "Magnetic Shift" by Lucy D. Briand
- Colton RiveraBoy
character from DC's Gotham Academy