Given name & surname
Colten
“a young horse; from the coal town”
Colten is a variant of Colt. One English interpretation is “a young horse; from the coal town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Colten is a variant of Colt. One English interpretation is “a young horse; from the coal town.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Colten is a variant of Colt. An origin associated with Colt is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Colten through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,358
- 16,358 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 757 babies
- 2025
- 238
- #966 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 238 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 966 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 757 in 2009. In 2025, Michigan had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (18). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,819 as a first name in 2020; 268 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Colten
- Colten GunnAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1991
- Colten TeubertCanadian ice hockey defencemanborn 1990
- Colten BrewerAmerican professional baseball playerborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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