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Coleton

100% boys · 9 born in 2025

Coleton has been given to about 2,992 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1997, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,841
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Coleton per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1997 · 150
  • Born in 20259
  • All time2,992

How popular is Coleton?

Its best year was 1997, when 150 babies were given the name, ranking 910th. The typical living American called Coleton is about 22 years old today.

Names that sound like Coleton

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Colton0.84
  2. Kolton0.81
  3. Carleton0.76
  4. Colson0.74
  5. Kelton0.71
  6. Coleman0.68
  7. Colten0.68
  8. Cameron0.63

Middle names for Coleton

Ranked by flow score
  1. Coleton Paul0.79
  2. Coleton Lee0.79
  3. Coleton Dean0.78
  4. Coleton Blake0.78
  5. Coleton Bryce0.78
  6. Coleton Wade0.78

Sibling names for Coleton

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.87
  2. Tracebrother · 0.86
  3. Hallesister · 0.86
  4. Nikolasbrother · 0.86
  5. Palomasister · 0.85
  6. Misaelbrother · 0.85

Where Coleton is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Coleton White0.74
    2. Coleton Reyes0.74
    3. Coleton Lee0.74
    4. Coleton Hill0.74
    5. Coleton Hall0.74
    6. Coleton Green0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Coleton

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.