Kolton is an established boys' name that peaked in 2012 and remains in steady use.
Kolton is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #594 for boy births in the United States (and #1,187 across all names), given to 489 babies. Kolton was first reported in SSA data in 1982 and peaked in 2012 (796 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 489 | 489 | #594 |
| 2024 | 565 | 565 | #528 |
| 2023 | 569 | 569 | #519 |
| 2022 | 586 | 586 | #508 |
| 2021 | 578 | 578 | #511 |
| 2020 | 672 | 672 | #443 |
| 2019 | 705 | 705 | #434 |
| 2018 | 727 | 727 | #423 |
| 2017 | 686 | 686 | #448 |
| 2016 | 619 | 619 | #491 |
| 2015 | 753 | 753 | #415 |
| 2014 | 759 | 759 | #408 |
| 2013 | 789 | 789 | #381 |
| 2012 | 796 | 796 | #379 |
| 2011 | 706 | 706 | #404 |
| 2010 | 678 | 678 | #414 |
| 2009 | 582 | 582 | #468 |
| 2008 | 581 | 581 | #479 |
| 2007 | 437 | 437 | #585 |
| 2006 | 366 | 366 | #638 |
| 2005 | 355 | 355 | #625 |
| 2004 | 329 | 329 | #639 |
| 2003 | 339 | 339 | #615 |
| 2002 | 385 | 385 | #571 |
| 2001 | 315 | 315 | #613 |
| 2000 | 314 | 314 | #611 |
| 1999 | 335 | 335 | #582 |
| 1998 | 302 | 302 | #608 |
| 1997 | 299 | — | #593 |
| 1996 | 334 | — | #555 |
| 1995 | 281 | — | #613 |
| 1994 | 206 | — | #733 |
| 1993 | 173 | — | #805 |
| 1992 | 159 | — | #838 |
| 1991 | 121 | — | #970 |
| 1990 | 98 | — | #1,079 |
| 1989 | 81 | — | #1,191 |
| 1988 | 46 | — | #1,587 |
| 1987 | 17 | — | #3,026 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #4,685 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #4,952 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #6,885 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #4,723 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,339 |