Colton

What Colton means

Means “coal + settlement”

From Old English cola (“coal”) + tun (“settlement”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Colton” (revision 92959631), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Colton?

US: Falling: down from #60 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #779 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2013, when 6,490 boys got the name (#65 that year). First in the US records in 1913.

How common

• About 1 in 499 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 5,131 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 1,155 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in AK (11.88 per 1,000 boys), ME (7.8 per 1,000 boys), NH (7.77 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Colton is #103 in the US and #679 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.8% of US babies named Colton were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

Wiktionary only lists the US pronunciation so far.

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Kolton489 US · 6 E&W
• Colten238 US
• Kolten153 US
• Kelton35 US
• Coltyn28 US
• Koltyn25 US
• Colden24 US
• Coltin14 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

Spelling variants on Wiktionary

• Colten
• Coltin
• Coltyn
• Kolten
• Kolton
• Koltyn

Listed as alternative forms on Wiktionary.

If you like Colton

Boys

• Reed#417“to clear out”^*
• Reid#293Editor’s note Steady in the US: #278 in 2015 and #293 in 2025
• Paxton#338“settlement of (a person named) *Pæcc”^*
• Emmitt#769Diminutive of Emma, meaning “entire”^*
• Brantley#499Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #122 in 2015, #499 in 2025
• Tucker#181Editor’s note Steady in the US: #186 in 2015 and #181 in 2025

For a sister

• Leighton#342“leek + settlement”^*
• Harper#16From a surname for “a player of the harp”^*
• Mckinley#712Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1978, with 5 babies
• Aubrey#146“elf, fairy + king, ruler”^*
• Kensley#741Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1987, with 8 babies
• Quinn#97“descendant of Chief”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Colton’s. Rank is US 2025.