Colten vs Colin

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

Name A

Colten

Boy name · Rank #898

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Name B

Colin

Boy name · Rank #334

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Metric Colten Colin
Current Rank #898 #334
Total Births (all years) 16,116 132,757
Peak Year 2009 2004
Peak Year Births 757 5,122
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1978 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Colten Colin
1880ss — 46
1890ss — 30
1900ss — 34
1910ss — 267
1920ss — 412
1930ss — 491
1940ss — 1,919
1950ss — 2,459
1960ss — 4,166
1970ss 5 7,488
1980ss 558 17,673
1990ss 3,736 28,256
2000ss 4,934 39,128
2010ss 5,526 24,715
2020ss 1,357 5,673

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Colten Colin
2014 608 2,883
2015 521 2,424
2016 443 2,052
2017 362 1,666
2018 383 1,479
2019 361 1,394
2020 320 1,176
2021 276 1,288
2022 250 1,170
2023 249 1,004
2024 262 1,035

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, 1978–2024.

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