Colter
Colter is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Colter
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Colter is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Colter
American parents first put Colter on the record books as a baby boy name in 1971, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 1,813 Colters were born — ranking #194 that year. About 64% of every Colter on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Colter ranks #194 for baby boys with 1,813 births, rising sharply (+484% over the past five years). All told, over 12K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Colter
Colter is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Colter's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #194. Use the chart and map above to compare Colter'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.