Kolton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOHL-ton
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #594 for boys
Kolton is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “Cola's settlement”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 594th for boys in the US (489 babies).
What does Kolton mean?
English: spelling of Colton; English place name, from the personal name Cola and Old English tun
“Cola's settlement”
From English place names such as Colton in Staffordshire and Yorkshire.
Meaning borrowed from Colton. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kolton a girl's or a boy's name?
Kolton is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 489 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kolton in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Kolton, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kolton in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 89 boys in the UK were given Kolton or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #469, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
- Colton 80
- Kolton 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Kolton in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
How popular is Kolton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #594among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 489about 1 in 3,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 489 boys in the US were named Kolton, making it the 594th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 442nd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 796 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Kolton than any year since 2007.
Half of all the boys named Kolton in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,400 boys in the US were given Kolton or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #87, up from #594 for this spelling alone.
Kolton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 489 | #594 |
| 2024 | 565 | #527 |
| 2023 | 569 | #519 |
| 2022 | 586 | #507 |
| 2021 | 578 | #511 |
| 2020 | 672 | #442 |
| 2019 | 705 | #434 |
| 2018 | 727 | #423 |
| 2017 | 686 | #447 |
| 2016 | 619 | #491 |
| 2015 | 753 | #414 |
| 2014 | 759 | #407 |
| 2013 | 789 | #381 |
| 2012 | 796 | #379 |
| 2011 | 706 | #403 |
| 2010 | 678 | #414 |
| 2009 | 582 | #468 |
| 2008 | 581 | #478 |
| 2007 | 437 | #585 |
| 2006 | 366 | #637 |
| 2005 | 355 | #624 |
| 2004 | 329 | #639 |
| 2003 | 339 | #614 |
| 2002 | 385 | #571 |
| 2001 | 315 | #612 |
| 2000 | 314 | #611 |
| 1999 | 335 | #579 |
| 1998 | 302 | #608 |
| 1997 | 299 | #593 |
| 1996 | 334 | #555 |
| 1995 | 281 | #612 |
| 1994 | 206 | #731 |
| 1993 | 173 | #802 |
| 1992 | 159 | #834 |
| 1991 | 121 | #962 |
| 1990 | 98 | #1,068 |
| 1989 | 81 | #1,180 |
| 1988 | 46 | #1,571 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
Nicknames for Kolton
- Colt 17 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kolton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson Jaxon Grayson Mason Rowan Hunter Jenson Marley Kayden Cooper Carter Harrison
Other spellings of Kolton
Colton Colten Kolten Coltyn Koltyn Coltin Koltin Coleton Kholton Koleton
Names related to Kolton
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kolton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kolton, updated 20 October 2026.