{{Infobox given name |name = Colton |image= |imagesize= |caption= |pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|l|t|ən}} {{respell|COL|ten}} |gender = Male |meaning = Cola's town, coal town, dark town |region = |origin = |alternative spelling = Colten, Kolten, Kolton |derivative= |related names = Colby, Cole |derived= |languageorigin=Old English |popularity = |footnotes = }}
'''Colton''' is a masculine given name, meaning "coal town", "Cola's town", or "dark town". Prominent individuals with this name include: == People == *Colton Avery (born 1991), American singer and songwriter *Colton Beck (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player *Colton Brennan (1983–2021), American football player *Colton Brown (born 1991), American judoka *Colton Collins (born 2004), American stock car racer *Colton Cowser (born 2000), American baseball player *Colton Dixon (born 1991), American singer *Colton Dowell (born 1999), American football player *Colton Dunn (born 1977), American comedian, actor, writer, and producer *Colton Flasch (born 1991), Canadian curler *Colton Ford (1962–2025), American singer and actor *Colton Fretter (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player *Colton Gillies (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player *Colton Gordon (born 1998), American baseball pitcher *Colton Greene (1833–1900), American general *Colton Harris-Moore (born 1991), American fugitive *Colton Haynes (born 1988), American model and actor *Colton Herta (born 2000), American racing driver *Colton Hood (born 2005), American football player *Colton Hunchak (born 1997), Canadian football player *Colton Iverson (born 1989), American basketball player *Colton LeBlanc (born 1992), Canadian politician *Colton Ledbetter (born 2001), American baseball player *Colton Lott (born 1995), Canadian curler *Colton McKivitz (born 1996), American football player *Colton Moore (born 1993), American politician *Colton Murray (born 1990), American baseball player *Colton Orr (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player *Colton Parayko (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player *Colton Roche (born 1993), Irish rugby league footballer *Colton Ryan (born 1995), American actor and singer *Colton Sceviour (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player *Colton Schmidt (born 1990), American football player *Colton Sissons (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player *Colton Smith (born 1987), American mixed martial artist *Colton Storm (born 1994), American soccer player *Colton Swan (born 1980), American football coach *Colton Underwood (born 1992), American reality television personality *Colton Yellow Horn (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player *Colton Welker (born 1997), American baseball player *Colton White (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
==In fiction== *Colton Rivera, a DC Comics character in Gotham Academy (comic book) *Colton Rogers, the father of Shaggy Rogers in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise
==See also== *Colten, given name *Kolton, given name and surname
{{given name}} Category:English masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Given names derived from surnames