Boys' name · peaked in 2012
Kolton name popularity since 1925
17,169 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kolton. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Kolton is about 14 years old in 2026. Kolton peaked in 2012 as the #379 name for boys, and it ranked #594 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,169
- Named Kolton, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #594
- for boys in 2025 (489 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 17,169 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.09× its national share
Peak year is the year Kolton made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Kolton births per year, 1925–2025
2012 was the biggest year for Kolton both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1991 and 1996, Kolton became 2.9× more common, from 1 in 16,700 baby boys to 1 in 5,670.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Kolton's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kolton.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kolton in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 181 | #4,952 |
| 1990s | 2,308 | #613 |
| 2000s | 4,003 | #625 |
| 2010s | 7,218 | #415 |
| 2020–25 | 3,459 | #594 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
49.5% of babies named Kolton from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Kolton is most popular
The index compares Kolton's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Kolton.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.09× | 417 |
| Oklahoma | 2.21× | 456 |
| Iowa | 1.99× | 402 |
| Kentucky | 1.92× | 509 |
| Indiana | 1.65× | 620 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kolton and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Kolton (this page) | 17,169 | 2012 |
| Colton | 151,941 | 2013 |
| Kolten | 5,929 | 2015 |
| Koltyn | 1,114 | 2012 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Kolton's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kolton.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kolton (2012).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data