The first name Colten
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Modern re-spelling of Colton.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Colten at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 238 boys born in the United States were named Colten, the 966th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2009, when 757 were.
16,358
babies named Colten since 1880
#966
rank in 2025
2009
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Colten mean?
- Modern re-spelling of Colton.
- Is Colten a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 16,358 US babies named Colten since 1880 were boys.
- When was Colten most popular?
- 2009 in the United States, when 757 babies were named Colten, its highest rank at 395th.