Boys' name · since 1978
Colten
Colten has 16,358 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #925 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #968 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,358
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Colten is the #968 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 16,358 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colten has been recorded 16,358 times among boys since 1978, currently ranked #968 nationally and more common than 93% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #925 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #968 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 16,358 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colten ranks #925 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #968 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 16,358 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #925 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #968 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,358
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Colten's 16,358 recorded births place it above 97.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Colten compares
16,358 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Colten's all-time total is 44x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Colten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,358 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 757 | 34 | 22,252 |
Colten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Colten's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 757, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Colten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 757
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Colten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,528 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Colten's strongest decade.
5,528 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Colten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 558
1980s
558 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,736 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,934 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,528 births
- 2020s 1,597
2020s
1,597 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,528 births (34% of all-time use).
How Colten compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Colten's total volume
Colten by state
Where Colten concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,637 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 921 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 807 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 737 | 4.5% |
| #5 | California | | 654 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 621 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 577 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 574 | 3.5% |
1,637 of 16,358 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Colten appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Colten's data
- Colten's decade-level peak was the 2010s (5,528 total births); usage has since declined to 1,597 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Coltens (1,637 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Colten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Colten draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.