Colt vs Colton

Side-by-side comparison of Colt and Colton — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Colt

Boy name · Rank #276

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Name B

Colton

Boy name · Rank #98

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Metric Colt Colton
Current Rank #276 #98
Total Births (all years) 26,673 148,509
Peak Year 2019 2013
Peak Year Births 1,833 6,488
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1957 1913

Births by Decade

Decade Colt Colton
1910ss — 11
1920ss — 28
1930ss — 24
1940ss — 24
1950ss 25 59
1960ss 78 130
1970ss 141 264
1980ss 2,117 3,991
1990ss 2,218 30,472
2000ss 3,031 34,249
2010ss 11,654 58,455
2020ss 7,409 20,802

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Colt Colton
2014 979 6,401
2015 1,018 6,314
2016 1,033 5,623
2017 1,333 5,294
2018 1,628 5,314
2019 1,833 5,738
2020 1,686 5,022
2021 1,736 4,562
2022 1,461 3,925
2023 1,302 3,705
2024 1,224 3,588

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1957–2024.

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