Kolson
Boy · KOHL-sun · English
Kolson is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Cole (Nicholas)”. In 2025 it ranked 883rd for boys in the US (269 babies).
What does Kolson 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.
- Say it
- KOHL-sun
Is Kolson a girl's or a boy's name?
Kolson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 269 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kolson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #883among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 269about 1 in 6,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 96% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 269 boys in the US were named Kolson, making it the 883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,058th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 317 boys. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the boys named Kolson in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,474 boys in the US were given Kolson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #164, up from #883 for this spelling alone.
Kolson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 269 | #883 |
| 2024 | 317 | #793 |
| 2023 | 241 | #937 |
| 2022 | 267 | #885 |
| 2021 | 192 | #1,092 |
| 2020 | 189 | #1,058 |
| 2019 | 159 | #1,202 |
| 2018 | 75 | #1,958 |
| 2017 | 63 | #2,153 |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,160 |
| 2015 | 33 | #3,364 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3,993 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
Nicknames for Kolson
- Kole 26 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kolson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kingston Kashton Brixton Wesson Kayson Kyson Axton Jaxton Hudson Easton Stetson Sevyn
Other spellings of Kolson
Colson Colsen Coleson Kolsen Koleson Kolsyn Colsyn Coulson Kohlson
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