Koleson
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOHL-sun
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #2,539 for boys
Koleson is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Cole (Nicholas)”. In 2025 it ranked 2,539th for boys in the US (52 babies).
What does Koleson mean?
English: spelling of Colson, an English surname
“son of Cole (Nicholas)”
A spelling of Colson, an English surname from Col, a medieval pet form of Nicholas.
Is Koleson a girl's or a boy's name?
Koleson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 52 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Koleson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,539th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 52 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 52 boys in the US were named Koleson, making it the 2,539th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,924th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 54 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Koleson in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,474 boys in the US were given Koleson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #164, up from #2,539 for this spelling alone.
Koleson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #2,539 |
| 2024 | 54 | #2,502 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,053 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,001 |
| 2021 | 45 | #2,774 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,924 |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,568 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
Nicknames for Koleson
- Kole 26 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Koleson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kingston, Hudson, Kayson, Easton, Brixton, Wesson, Stetson, Kashton, Kyson, Axton, Dutton, Boston
Other spellings of Koleson
Colson, Colsen, Coleson, Kolson, Kolsen, Kolsyn, Colsyn, Coulson, Kohlson
Names related to Koleson
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Koleson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/koleson, updated 20 October 2026.