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“From the surname Colter” — English origin
Boy's name · #157 in the US (2025) · Trending
Colter is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1971, it stood at #157 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 11,000 boys have been named Colter along the way. In Montana — John Colter country — it runs about 7× its national rate and ranks #43. Together with its spelling variant Kolter (#600), Colter would rank around #128 with about 2,800 births last year — the newborns split about 83/17 between Colter and Kolter.
Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 15,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Kolter · Miller · Kolten · Bodie · Archer · Karter
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