Baby Name Popularity Profile
Kolton
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Kolton.
National Rank (2025)
#594
All-Time Peak Rank
#379
Achieved 2012
Total U.S. Births
17,169
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
100.0% Boy / 0.0% Girl
Male Archetype
First Recorded
1982
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2010s
796 births in 2012
π‘ The Kolton Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Coal town
Language Origin
English
Origin Type
single
Derived from an English surname, which itself comes from Old English elements 'col' (coal) and 'tun' (settlement, town).
Common Nicknames
Kolt
Cole
Alternative Spellings
Colton
Koulton
Pronunciation:
KOL-tΙn
Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Kolton across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
-27.2%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
-35.1%
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
796
births in 2012
Years in Top 100
0 yrs
Years in Top 500
13 yrs
Longest Streak
44 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 181
1990s: 2,308
2000s: 4,003
2010s: 7,218
2020s: 3,459
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
Kolt-on
Letter Count
6 letters
Spelling Complexity
Moderate
Length Percentile
Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with K, a letter used by only 7.8% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Utah
Top States
Utah, Idaho, Oklahoma, Iowa, Kentucky
States with Data
47
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