Boy
Colton
Colton is a boy's name meaning "Old English cola (a personal name) + tun (town)", drawing on Old English roots. It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2010s. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
Old EnglishOld English "cola" (a personal name) + "tun" (town)
EtymologyMeaning "coal town" or "dark town"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
11
1920s
28
1930s
24
1940s
24
1950s
59
1960s
130
1970s
268
1980s
3,994
1990s
30,525
2000s
34,286
2010s
47,322
Peaked in the 2010s · 116,671 total U.S. births since 1900