Colten is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Colten means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Colten across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Colten has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Colten is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “coal town, or swarthy settlement”. A variant spelling of Colton.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 16,358 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Colten per year, United States (1978 to 2025). United States peaked in 2009 (757/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2014 (3/yr).
Colten has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2009, when it ranked #821 nationally (given to 757 babies that year).
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