Colter is an established boys' name that peaked in 2025 and remains in steady use.
Colter is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #157 for boy births in the United States (and #282 across all names), given to 2,354 babies. Colter first appears in 1971 and peaked in 2025 (2,354 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,354 | 2,354 | #157 |
| 2024 | 1,649 | 1,649 | #218 |
| 2023 | 1,035 | 1,035 | #321 |
| 2022 | 720 | 720 | #430 |
| 2021 | 438 | 438 | #630 |
| 2020 | 221 | 221 | #972 |
| 2019 | 221 | 221 | #969 |
| 2018 | 151 | 151 | #1,229 |
| 2017 | 144 | 144 | #1,266 |
| 2016 | 131 | 131 | #1,357 |
| 2015 | 142 | 142 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 163 | 163 | #1,158 |
| 2013 | 140 | 140 | #1,253 |
| 2012 | 150 | 150 | #1,196 |
| 2011 | 150 | 150 | #1,179 |
| 2010 | 131 | 131 | #1,311 |
| 2009 | 164 | 164 | #1,125 |
| 2008 | 140 | 140 | #1,242 |
| 2007 | 124 | 124 | #1,352 |
| 2006 | 119 | 119 | #1,362 |
| 2005 | 102 | 102 | #1,444 |
| 2004 | 109 | 109 | #1,344 |
| 2003 | 103 | 103 | #1,337 |
| 2002 | 101 | 101 | #1,318 |
| 2001 | 79 | 79 | #1,527 |
| 2000 | 82 | 82 | #1,488 |
| 1999 | 97 | 97 | #1,269 |
| 1998 | 90 | 90 | #1,324 |
| 1997 | 91 | — | #1,265 |
| 1996 | 92 | — | #1,218 |
| 1995 | 105 | — | #1,109 |
| 1994 | 89 | — | #1,218 |
| 1993 | 103 | — | #1,104 |
| 1992 | 118 | — | #997 |
| 1991 | 98 | — | #1,104 |
| 1990 | 82 | — | #1,204 |
| 1989 | 72 | — | #1,284 |
| 1988 | 69 | — | #1,228 |
| 1987 | 75 | — | #1,107 |
| 1986 | 60 | — | #1,246 |
| 1985 | 65 | — | #1,158 |
| 1984 | 63 | — | #1,147 |
| 1983 | 56 | — | #1,223 |
| 1982 | 56 | — | #1,244 |
| 1981 | 34 | — | #1,698 |
| 1980 | 31 | — | #1,816 |
| 1979 | 25 | — | #2,057 |
| 1978 | 25 | — | #1,974 |
| 1977 | 20 | — | #2,284 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #3,517 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,230 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,115 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #4,484 |