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Colton name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Colton ranks #103 in male records (3,420 reported) and #13,574 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#13,574 · 6 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
No published 2024 female observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count stayed at 6 female records; rank moved from #13,870 to #13,574.
2025 male rank and count
#103 · 3,420 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 180 male records (3,600 to 3,420); rank moved from #98 to #103.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 1,146 male records (4,566 to 3,420); rank moved from #75 to #103.
Peak year in available data
2019: 5,739 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Colton becoming more popular?

Colton's reported male count decreased by 180 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #98 to #103. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Colton in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for ColtonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.5,7390201620252016: 6 female records2017: 9 female records2018: 9 female records2021: 6 female records2023: 7 female records2025: 6 female records2016: 5,624 male records2017: 5,294 male records2018: 5,314 male records2019: 5,739 male records2020: 5,025 male records2021: 4,566 male records2022: 3,926 male records2023: 3,707 male records2024: 3,600 male records2025: 3,420 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025613,5743,420103
2024——3,60098
2023712,4263,70794
2022——3,92691
2021613,8704,56675
2020——5,02566
2019——5,73959
2018910,7545,31468
2017910,8875,29470
2016614,7325,62468

Questions about Colton’s popularity

How common is Colton in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Colton ranks #103 in male records (3,420 reported) and #13,574 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Colton?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Colton only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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