# Colton name report

Canonical URL: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/name/m/colton
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration public baby-name records
Latest year: 2024

## Summary
Colton ranked #98 officially for boys in 2024. After combined spelling groups, it ranked #99.

## Official spelling
- Rank: #98
- Birth count: 3,588
- Rate per 10,000: 20.92

## Combined spelling group
- Group display: Colton
- Rank: #99
- Birth count: 3,588
- Rate per 10,000: 20.92
- Official count multiplier: 1.00x

## Practical popularity
- Expected per class of 25: 0.03
- Expected per grade of 100: 0.11
- Expected per school of 300: 0.32
- Duplicate chance in grade of 100: 10.1%

## Trend
- Label: declining
- Peak rate year: 2013
- Best rank year: 2019
- Latest rate as percent of peak: 61.0%

## Spelling components
- Colton: 3,588 births

## Methodology notes
- Official SSA ranks treat each spelling separately.
- Combined ranks group spelling variants and recompute ranks by sex.
- State combined counts may be lower bounds when rare state spellings are suppressed.
- Full methodology: https://mybabyeta.com/babynames/methodology