How Many People Are Named Colter?
An estimated 8,237 people in the United States have the first name Colter. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Colter peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,643 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Colter 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 Colter paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Colter is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
8,237
About 1 in 41,612 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,643 births
Total Registered
8,343
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Colter
Colter is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,343 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Colter as a male name
Ranked #218 in 2024
1,643 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,643 births)
Colter: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Colter span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 4,056 babies were registered. Colter remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Colter by Decade
How has Colter 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.
Colter by State
Birth registrations for Colter span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Utah, Montana. The lowest are in New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire. On average, about 138 Colters were registered per state.
Colter + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Colter as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Colter
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Colter: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Colter?
We estimate approximately 8,237 people named Colter 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 41,612 Americans share this first name.
Is Colter a common name?
Colter is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,343 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Colter most popular?
Colter reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,643 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Colter is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Colter a male name?
Colter is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Colter Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Colter Smith, Colter Johnson, Colter 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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