Meaning of name Colton
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Meaning 
The name Colton has the following meaning: Place name - "Dark settlement".
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Colton is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 132 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Colton rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 5 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 93 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Colton in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Colton is pronounced as kohl-tun Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Colton and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Colton: Boys - Bradley, Braxton, Bronson, Buck, Clifton, Colby, Colt, Danton, Delmon, Demarcus, Demarion, Denley, Derek, Duke, Erwin, Heath, Hilton, Hudson, Keyon, Kip, Leonel, Girls - Billye, Dimple, Enola, Fairy, Jaylyn, Jenny, Jolene, Josie, Keyla, Laisha, Loriann, Mammie, Marylee, Mertie, Myrl, Pink, Toni, Yareli, Both genders - Arlie, Avery, Brandon, Dakota, Faren, Faron, Merle, Robert, Stacey, Sunny, Tanner
Variants 
Nicknames  Common nicknames for the name Colton are: Colt
Style 
We think the name Colton should fall under the following style category: The Wild West. See other The Wild West boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Colton to be: A good-looking and well liked chapIn one word, you might describe Colton as a(n) " well-liked" person. See other "well-liked" names for boys.
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Famous persons  The names of some famous persons by the name Colton (or its variants) are: Colton Douglas Orr , born on 3 March, a famous athlete. Colton Douglas Orr 's background: A Canadian professional ice hockey player. Frank Benjamin Colton , born on 3 March, a famous chemist. Frank Benjamin Colton 's background: American chemist who first synthesized norethynodrel, the progestin used in Enovid, the first oral contraceptive, at G. D. Searle & Company in Skokie, Illinois in 1952. Colt Cabana, born on 6 May, a famous athlete. Colt Cabana's background: A professional wrestler currently under a developmental deal with World Wrestling Entertainment. Cabana is most notably known from his time in Ring of Honor, as well as wrestling as Matt Classic in MTV's Wrestling Society X.
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