Kolton
Kolton is both a given name and a Polish and Jewish surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Kolton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kolton is both a given name and a Polish and Jewish surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Kolton
Kolton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1982, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 796 Koltons were born — ranking #379 that year. As of 2026, Kolton ranks #555 for baby boys with 533 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 18K Koltons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kolton
Kolton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Kolton's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #379. Use the chart and map above to compare Kolton's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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