Is Colten a boy or girl name?
Colten is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 262 boys were named Colten, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 16,116 US babies named Colten were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #895
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Colten since 1978
- 16,116
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 757 babies
Boys and girls named Colten, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 262 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 249 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 250 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 276 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 320 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 361 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 383 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 362 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 443 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 521 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 608 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 648 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 721 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 750 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 729 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 757 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 724 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 585 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 505 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 404 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 391 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 363 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 395 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 399 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 411 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 399 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 442 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 464 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 417 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 377 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 339 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 412 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 318 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 302 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 266 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 255 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 134 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 48 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 26 | #2,126 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,175 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,504 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,319 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,211 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,966 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Colten reached #386 in 2011. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Colten
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.