Colten
Colten is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Colten
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Colten is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Colten
Colten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 757 Coltens were born — ranking #395 that year. As of 2026, Colten ranks #958 for baby boys with 236 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 17K Coltens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Colten
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Colten. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Colten
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Colten Boushie (1993–2016), Indigenous homicide victim
- Colten Brewer (born 1992), American baseball player
- Colten Ellis (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player
- Colten Gunn (born 1991), American wrestler
- Colten Hayes (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
- Colten Teubert (born 1990), Canadian-German ice hockey player
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Where is Colten most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States76%
- CR9%
- Denmark7%
- Canada5%
- Australia3%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Colten
Phonetically similar names — useful when Colten is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Colten
Colten is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Colten's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #386. Use the chart and map above to compare Colten's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.