Masculine dossier · first seen 1978

Colten

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Colten
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2009

Peak era

2009

Peak rank proxy

757

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1978Peak 20092024

Peak year

2009

Decline from peak

65.4%

2024

262

All-time

16,116

Colten is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2009, when 757 boys were named Colten.

In 2024, only 262 boys were given the name.

Down 65.4% from its peak.

All told, about 16,116 Americans have been named Colten and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1978.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2009

2009757 boys named Colten

2024262 boys named Colten

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