Colten is an established variant of Colton that peaked in 2009 and has grown less common since.
Colten is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #966 for boy births in the United States (and #1,976 across all names), given to 238 babies. Colten first appears in 1978 and peaked in 2009 (757 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 238 | 238 | #966 |
| 2024 | 263 | 263 | #899 |
| 2023 | 250 | 250 | #923 |
| 2022 | 250 | 250 | #923 |
| 2021 | 276 | 276 | #852 |
| 2020 | 320 | 320 | #755 |
| 2019 | 362 | 362 | #694 |
| 2018 | 384 | 384 | #658 |
| 2017 | 362 | 362 | #687 |
| 2016 | 443 | 443 | #608 |
| 2015 | 521 | 521 | #550 |
| 2014 | 608 | 608 | #474 |
| 2013 | 648 | 648 | #443 |
| 2012 | 721 | 721 | #407 |
| 2011 | 750 | 750 | #386 |
| 2010 | 729 | 729 | #390 |
| 2009 | 757 | 757 | #395 |
| 2008 | 724 | 724 | #410 |
| 2007 | 585 | 585 | #465 |
| 2006 | 505 | 505 | #513 |
| 2005 | 404 | 404 | #577 |
| 2004 | 391 | 391 | #577 |
| 2003 | 363 | 363 | #594 |
| 2002 | 395 | 395 | #564 |
| 2001 | 399 | 399 | #541 |
| 2000 | 411 | 411 | #531 |
| 1999 | 399 | 399 | #526 |
| 1998 | 442 | 442 | #492 |
| 1997 | 464 | — | #468 |
| 1996 | 417 | — | #500 |
| 1995 | 377 | — | #522 |
| 1994 | 339 | — | #557 |
| 1993 | 412 | — | #502 |
| 1992 | 318 | — | #572 |
| 1991 | 302 | — | #585 |
| 1990 | 266 | — | #618 |
| 1989 | 255 | — | #618 |
| 1988 | 134 | — | #816 |
| 1987 | 48 | — | #1,486 |
| 1986 | 30 | — | #1,968 |
| 1985 | 26 | — | #2,126 |
| 1984 | 24 | — | #2,175 |
| 1983 | 19 | — | #2,505 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #3,319 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #4,211 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #5,967 |