Colton is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2013 and has grown less common since.
Colton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #103 among boys (3,420) and #13,574 among girls (6) — overall #179 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,426 | 3,426 | #13,574 | #103 |
| 2024 | 3,600 | 3,600 | — | #98 |
| 2023 | 3,714 | 3,714 | #12,426 | #94 |
| 2022 | 3,926 | 3,926 | — | #91 |
| 2021 | 4,572 | 4,572 | #13,870 | #75 |
| 2020 | 5,025 | 5,025 | — | #66 |
| 2019 | 5,739 | 5,739 | — | #59 |
| 2018 | 5,323 | 5,323 | #10,754 | #68 |
| 2017 | 5,303 | 5,303 | #10,887 | #70 |
| 2016 | 5,630 | 5,630 | #14,732 | #68 |
| 2015 | 6,326 | 6,326 | #12,091 | #60 |
| 2014 | 6,414 | 6,414 | #11,190 | #65 |
| 2013 | 6,496 | 6,496 | #15,040 | #65 |
| 2012 | 6,368 | 6,368 | #15,395 | #65 |
| 2011 | 5,610 | 5,610 | #11,392 | #74 |
| 2010 | 5,321 | 5,321 | — | #73 |
| 2009 | 4,777 | 4,777 | #15,667 | #93 |
| 2008 | 4,550 | 4,550 | — | #98 |
| 2007 | 3,665 | 3,665 | #12,941 | #118 |
| 2006 | 3,003 | 3,003 | — | #135 |
| 2005 | 2,665 | 2,665 | #12,075 | #155 |
| 2004 | 2,975 | 2,975 | #6,027 | #135 |
| 2003 | 2,959 | 2,959 | #14,256 | #135 |
| 2002 | 3,053 | 3,053 | #13,980 | #128 |
| 2001 | 3,246 | 3,246 | — | #118 |
| 2000 | 3,410 | 3,410 | — | #111 |
| 1999 | 3,288 | 3,288 | — | #109 |
| 1998 | 3,578 | 3,578 | #14,639 | #106 |
| 1997 | 3,607 | — | #11,105 | #108 |
| 1996 | 3,801 | — | #6,797 | #105 |
| 1995 | 3,595 | — | #10,750 | #105 |
| 1994 | 2,857 | — | — | #121 |
| 1993 | 2,760 | — | #8,193 | #126 |
| 1992 | 2,557 | — | #8,890 | #133 |
| 1991 | 2,245 | — | — | #145 |
| 1990 | 2,248 | — | #6,544 | #139 |
| 1989 | 1,930 | — | #12,797 | #157 |
| 1988 | 884 | — | #12,196 | #268 |
| 1987 | 324 | — | — | #494 |
| 1986 | 236 | — | — | #577 |
| 1985 | 173 | — | — | #674 |
| 1984 | 131 | — | — | #756 |
| 1983 | 118 | — | — | #805 |
| 1982 | 122 | — | — | #802 |
| 1981 | 49 | — | — | #1,339 |
| 1980 | 34 | — | — | #1,701 |
| 1979 | 33 | — | — | #1,718 |
| 1978 | 26 | — | — | #1,928 |
| 1977 | 30 | — | — | #1,749 |
| 1976 | 31 | — | — | #1,681 |
| 1975 | 34 | — | — | #1,534 |
| 1974 | 27 | — | — | #1,758 |
| 1973 | 25 | — | — | #1,787 |
| 1972 | 23 | — | — | #1,878 |
| 1971 | 17 | — | — | #2,299 |
| 1970 | 18 | — | — | #2,135 |
| 1969 | 16 | — | — | #2,152 |
| 1968 | 16 | — | — | #2,046 |
| 1967 | 12 | — | — | #2,377 |
| 1966 | 18 | — | — | #1,828 |
| 1965 | 14 | — | — | #2,198 |
| 1964 | 11 | — | — | #2,567 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | — | #2,896 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | — | #2,539 |
| 1961 | 16 | — | — | #2,078 |
| 1960 | 7 | — | — | #3,397 |
| 1959 | 9 | — | — | #2,860 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | — | #3,614 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | — | #2,864 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | — | #3,013 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | — | #3,515 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #3,912 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | — | #3,414 |
| 1950 | 11 | — | — | #2,338 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | — | #3,433 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | — | #3,173 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,637 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | — | #2,923 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | — | #2,487 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | — | #3,623 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #3,877 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #3,874 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,315 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,324 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,326 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,467 |
| 1920 | 8 | — | — | #3,268 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #4,029 |
| 1913 | 6 | — | — | #2,551 |