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Kolten

Kolten holds the #1281 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 153 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1095 in 2020 to #1281 today. Its strongest year on record was 2011 (#764 nationally, 293 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1987. The name's biggest fan base is in Hawaii (#104 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1281
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#764
in 2011 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
153
boys named Kolten

Kolten popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.009%0.013%0.017%18801900192019401960198020002020#764 in 2011
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2011

Where Kolten is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025WI—Michigan: #768 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MI#768New York: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025IA—Illinois: #1023 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1023Indiana: #844 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IN#844Ohio: #1111 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1111Pennsylvania: #1231 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025CT—California: #2203 (6 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)CA#2203Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025NE—Missouri: #789 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MO#789Kentucky: #708 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)KY#708West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025AR—Tennessee: #719 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#719North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025MS—Alabama: #622 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)AL#622Georgia: #1216 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1216Hawaii: #104 (9 boys, 0.31% of boys born 2025)HI#104Texas: fewer than 5 boys named Kolten in 2025TX—Florida: #1831 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1831
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Hawaii (#104), Alabama (#622), Tennessee (#719)

Uniqueness score

58/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Kolten in the most recent year of SSA data.

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