Colton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOHL-ton
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #529 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #103 for boys
- Style
- Big in Scotland, big in Northern Ireland
Colton is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “Cola's settlement”. In 2025 it ranked 529th for boys in the UK (80 babies) and 103rd for boys in the US (3,420 babies).
What does Colton mean?
English: English place name, from the personal name Cola and Old English tun
“Cola's settlement”
From English place names such as Colton in Staffordshire and Yorkshire.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Colton a girl's or a boy's name?
Colton is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 80 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 3,420 boys in the US.
How popular is Colton in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 529th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 80 about 1 in 3,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 80 boys in the UK were named Colton, making it the 529th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 547th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 100 boys.
Half of all the boys named Colton in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 89 boys in the UK were given Colton or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #469, up from #529 for this spelling alone.
- Colton 80
- Kolton 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 679th in England and Wales, 243rd in Scotland and 199th in Northern Ireland.
Colton in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | #529 |
| 2024 | 80 | #541 |
| 2023 | 69 | #597 |
| 2022 | 100 | #452 |
| 2021 | 90 | #502 |
| 2020 | 77 | #547 |
| 2019 | 61 | #650 |
| 2018 | 58 | #675 |
| 2017 | 71 | #598 |
| 2016 | 58 | #677 |
| 2015 | 66 | #609 |
| 2014 | 50 | #719 |
| 2013 | 46 | #768 |
| 2012 | 51 | #718 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Colton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 103rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3,420 about 1 in 500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.8% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3,420 boys in the US were named Colton, making it the 103rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 66th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 6,490 boys. It first appears in the records in 1913. 6 girls were also named Colton in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Colton than any year since 2006.
Half of all the boys named Colton in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,400 boys in the US were given Colton or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #87, up from #103 for this spelling alone.
Colton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,420 | #103 |
| 2024 | 3,600 | #98 |
| 2023 | 3,707 | #94 |
| 2022 | 3,926 | #91 |
| 2021 | 4,566 | #75 |
| 2020 | 5,025 | #66 |
| 2019 | 5,739 | #59 |
| 2018 | 5,314 | #68 |
| 2017 | 5,294 | #70 |
| 2016 | 5,624 | #68 |
| 2015 | 6,318 | #60 |
| 2014 | 6,405 | #65 |
| 2013 | 6,490 | #65 |
| 2012 | 6,362 | #65 |
| 2011 | 5,601 | #74 |
| 2010 | 5,321 | #73 |
| 2009 | 4,771 | #93 |
| 2008 | 4,550 | #98 |
| 2007 | 3,657 | #118 |
| 2006 | 3,003 | #135 |
| 2005 | 2,657 | #155 |
| 2004 | 2,955 | #135 |
| 2003 | 2,953 | #135 |
| 2002 | 3,047 | #128 |
| 2001 | 3,246 | #118 |
| 2000 | 3,410 | #111 |
| 1999 | 3,288 | #109 |
| 1998 | 3,573 | #106 |
| 1997 | 3,600 | #108 |
| 1996 | 3,788 | #105 |
| 1995 | 3,588 | #105 |
| 1994 | 2,857 | #121 |
| 1993 | 2,750 | #126 |
| 1992 | 2,548 | #133 |
| 1991 | 2,245 | #145 |
| 1990 | 2,235 | #139 |
| 1989 | 1,925 | #157 |
| 1988 | 879 | #268 |
| 1987 | 324 | #494 |
| 1986 | 236 | #577 |
| 1985 | 173 | #674 |
| 1984 | 131 | #756 |
| 1983 | 118 | #805 |
| 1982 | 122 | #802 |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,334 |
| 1980 | 34 | #1,695 |
| 1979 | 33 | #1,711 |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,913 |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,743 |
| 1976 | 31 | #1,676 |
| 1975 | 34 | #1,529 |
| 1974 | 27 | #1,747 |
| 1973 | 25 | #1,782 |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,871 |
| 1971 | 17 | #2,278 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,129 |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,029 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,351 |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,813 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,177 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,545 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,857 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,502 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,069 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1956 | 8 | #2,967 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,362 |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,320 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,369 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,536 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,449 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,533 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,774 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,207 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,495 |
Nicknames for Colton
- Colt 17 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Colton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Grayson, Mason, Hudson, Jaxon, Cooper, Brody, Carter, Cody, Rowan, Logan, Hunter, Caleb
Other spellings of Colton
Kolton, Colten, Kolten, Coltyn, Koltyn, Coltin, Koltin, Coleton, Kholton, Koleton
Names related to Colton
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Harrison, River
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Colton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/colton, updated 20 October 2026.