Meaning and history
Colter developed from an English occupational surname for a keeper of horses, derived from the Middle English word colt. Its use as a given name is comparatively modern and reflects the popularity of surnames as first names. Historical frontiersman John Colter helped make the surname familiar, while singer-songwriter Colter Wall is a notable modern bearer.
20062006: 119 births, rank #1,360
2007: 124 births, rank #1,350
2008: 140 births, rank #1,240
2009: 164 births, rank #1,125
2010: 131 births, rank #1,309
20112011: 150 births, rank #1,178
2012: 150 births, rank #1,195
2013: 140 births, rank #1,253
2014: 163 births, rank #1,158
2015: 142 births, rank #1,266
20162016: 131 births, rank #1,356
2017: 144 births, rank #1,264
2018: 151 births, rank #1,228
2019: 221 births, rank #968
2020: 221 births, rank #972
20212021: 438 births, rank #629
2022: 720 births, rank #430
2023: 1,035 births, rank #321
2024: 1,649 births, rank #218
20252025: 2,354 births, rank #157
Colter rose from #218 to #157 for boys between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 2,354.