How Many People Are Named Coleton?
An estimated 2,936 people in the United States have the first name Coleton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Coleton peaked in popularity in 1997 with 150 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Coleton as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Coleton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,936
About 1 in 116,742 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
1997
150 births
Total Registered
2,982
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Coleton
Coleton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,982 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Coleton as a male name
Ranked #6,507 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (150 births)
Coleton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Coleton span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,263 babies were registered. Coleton has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Coleton by Decade
How has Coleton tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Coleton by State
Birth registrations for Coleton span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in New York, Arkansas, Utah. On average, about 56 Coletons were registered per state.
Coleton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Coleton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Coleton
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Coleton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Coleton?
We estimate approximately 2,936 people named Coleton are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 116,742 Americans share this first name.
Is Coleton a common name?
Coleton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,982 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Coleton most popular?
Coleton reached peak popularity in 1997, when 150 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Coleton is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Coleton a male name?
Coleton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Coleton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Coleton Smith, Coleton Johnson, Coleton Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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