NameTides

Kolton

Kolton was the #594 boys' name in the US in 2025 (489 babies), and #3,256 in England & Wales and #1,049 in Canada.

Kolton as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kolton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USScotlandCanadaEngland & Wales
Kolton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#594 (489)#3,256 (6)#762 (3)——#1,049 (24)
2024#527 (565)#3,689 (5)#535 (5)—#785 (3)#997 (25)
2023#519 (569)#3,113 (6)#728 (3)—#770 (3)#756 (33)
2022#507 (586)#2,166 (10)———#862 (29)
2021#511 (578)#2,730 (7)#533 (5)#374 (4)—#729 (37)
2020#442 (672)#2,960 (6)#711 (3)—#741 (3)#576 (45)
2019#434 (705)#3,411 (5)#516 (5)——#625 (42)
2018#423 (727)#2,693 (7)#595 (4)——#609 (43)
2017#447 (686)#3,996 (4)———#608 (43)
2016#491 (619)——#421 (3)—#622 (43)
2015#414 (753)——#415 (3)—#546 (50)
2014#407 (759)#4,632 (3)—#398 (3)—#699 (36)
2013#381 (789)#3,822 (4)—#303 (5)—#421 (69)
2012#379 (796)#4,805 (3)———#515 (53)
2011#403 (706)#3,830 (4)———#587 (43)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2012 at #379.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1982.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,500 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 3,500uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,600uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Kolton is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,400 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 3,100 to 1 in 3,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kolton by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: #172MEWisconsin: #523WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #898WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #711ILMichigan: #715MINew York: #798NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #438ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #512INOhio: #411OHPennsylvania: #387PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,241CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #849CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #326MOKentucky: #173KYWest Virginia: #200WVVirginia: #670VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #527AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #468KSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: #638TNNorth Carolina: #461NCSouth Carolina: #385SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #376OKLouisiana: #293LAMississippi: #259MSAlabama: #315ALGeorgia: #440GAHawaii: #214HITexas: #809TXFlorida: #602FL
Kolton (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#84913

Kolton (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KoltonCanadaBoys#1,04924
KoltonEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
KoltonIrelandBoys—too few
KoltonNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KoltonScotlandBoys#7623
KoltonUSBoys#594489