Boys' name · since 1994
Coalton
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 145 babies named Coalton, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,965 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 145
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Coalton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 145 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Coalton recorded 145 times among boys since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2017.
- #14,965 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 145 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coalton ranks #14,965 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 145 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,965 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 145
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Coalton's 145 recorded births place it above 67.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Coalton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Coalton's full recorded timeline at 2006, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Coalton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2017
- Peak year (2007)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Coalton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (63 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Coalton's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Coalton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 63 births (43% of all-time use).
Coalton by state
Where Coalton concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 7 | 4.8% |
7 of 145 births nationwide.
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- Coalton's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 2010s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- West Virginia records the most Coaltons (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Coalton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Coalton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.