Colton

English

"from the coal or dark town"

Colton Origin and Meaning

The name Colton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "from the coal or dark town".

Colton is a trendy two-syllable choice, with the popular 'on/en' ending.

Colton jumped onto the popularity list in 1982 at Number 806. Then, in 1988, the hunky character Colton Shore was introduced on the soap opera General Hospital, and the name began to zoom up the list. Coincidence or contributing factor?

Another attractive namesake is Teen Wolf heartthrob Colton Haynes. Short form Colt has been used by a couple of celebs.

Colton Rank in US Top 1000

# 94 in the US

Colton Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 258 on Nameberry

Colton Popularity

• 94 US 2023
• 258 Nameberry 2024
• 165 Canada 2023
• 39 Future 2028
• 634 England 2021

20 Names Similar to Colton

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Colton.

• Colt
• Cole
• Carson
• Chase
• Easton
• Grayson
• Weston
• Carter
• Landon
• Parker
• Austin
• Blake
• Deacon
• Cade
• Connor
• Brantley
• Jace
• Brady
• Cooper
• Camden

Famous People Named Colton

• Colton Lee Haynes American actor and model
• (Michael) Colton Dixon American singer
• Colton Cumbie American reality TV personality ("Survivor")
• Colton Douglas Orr Canadian ice hockey player
• Colton Sceviour Canadian ice hockey player
• Colton Parayko Canadian ice hockey player
• Colton Herta American racing driver; son of driver Bryan Herta
• Colton Schmidt American NFL football player
• Colton Iverson American basketball player
• Colton James American actor
• Colton Ford (born Glenn Soukesian) American adult film actor and singer
• Colton Jacobson American pop singer
• Colton Murray American baseball player
• Colton Greene U.S. Civil War general
• Colton Burpo American boy who inspired "Heaven Is For Real" by Todd Burpo
• Colton Kyle (b. 2004) son of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle and Taya Kyle
• Colton Stapleton (b. 2009) son of YouTuber Isaac Stapleton (Ssundee)
• Colton Keith (b. 2013) son of ice hockey player Duncan Keith
• Michael Colton O'Grady (b. 2004) son of actress Gail O'Grady and Chris Byers
• Thomas Colton Padalecki (b. 2012) son of actor Jared Padalecki
• Colton Ryan "Dear Evan Hansen"

Colton in Pop Culture

• Colton White character in Western video game "Gun"
• Colton Tayler character in "Magnetic Shift" by Lucy D. Briand
• Colton Rivera character from DC's Gotham Academy