Colton

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Colton

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Colton comes from an English surname meaning “Coal Town,” or “Dark Town” from “col” and “tun.”

History:
Colton is another example of an English surname, being transferred for use as a first name.

Originally, it would have been bestowed upon sons (very occasionally daughters) as either a first or a middle name in order to honor the Colton surname. For example, a woman named Mary Colton who married a man named John Smith, may name her son John Colton Smith, or merely Colton Smith.

Because the surname Colton is not really all that common, the first name was rare until the 1980s. Colton became trendy at the end of the 20th century, when names ending in “uhn” were popular (Landon, Payton, Austin, Dalton, Jordan, etc.).

Pronunciation: colt-ton.

Diminutives: Colt.

Alternates: Colten, Kolton, Kolten, Coltan.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.004 % of males named Colton

0.002 % surnamed Colton

Popularity of Colton:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1880-1981: N/A
1982: 802nd most popular.
1983: 810th most popular.
1984: 757th most popular.
1985: 677th most popular.
1986: 577th most popular.
1987: 495th most popular.
1988: 268th most popular.
1989: 157th most popular.
1990: 154th most popular.
1991: 154th most popular.
1992: 140th most popular.
1993: 129th most popular.
1994: 126th most popular.
1995: 107th most popular.
1996: 107th most popular.
1997: 109th most popular.
1998: 107th most popular.
1999: 110th most popular.
2000: 112th most popular.
2001: 120th most popular.
2002: 129th most popular.
2003: 135th most popular.
2004: 135th most popular.

Popularity of Colten:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1880-1987: N/A
1988: 816th most popular.
1989: 618th most popular.
1990: 642nd most popular.
1991: 610th most popular.
1992: 601st most popular.
1993: 516th most popular.
1994: 576th most popular.
1995: 537th most popular.
1996: 517th most popular.
1997: 484th most popular.
1998: 487th most popular.
1999: 531st most popular.
2000: 536th most popular.
2001: 547th most popular.
2002: 565th most popular.
2003: 596th most popular.
2004: 574th most popular.

Popularity of Colt:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1880-1981: N/A
1982: 459th most popular.
1983: 444th most popular.
1984: 517th most popular.
1985: 529th most popular.
1986: 595th most popular.
1987: 557th most popular.
1988: 674th most popular.
1989: 768th most popular.
1990: 810th most popular.
1991: 749th most popular.
1992: 716th most popular.
1993: 695th most popular.
1994: 673rd most popular.
1995: 711th most popular.
1996: 692nd most popular.
1997: 695th most popular.
1998: 734th most popular.
1999: 798th most popular.
2000: 828th most popular.
2001: 851st most popular.
2002: 865th most popular.
2003-2004: N/A

Selected Sources:
The Social Security Administration Actuarial Note 139 (www.ssa.gov) - For popularity stats 1880-Present
The 1880 U.S. Census- For popularity stats 1850-1880, and other information (it is available on-line at www.familysearch.org)