Recorded 1988–2012 Boys' name Peak 1998 139 births

Coulton — boys' name

139 babies named Coulton in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s872000s242010s13
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Coulton was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

11 babies were named Coulton in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coulton

The Social Security Administration has registered 139 babies named Coulton between 1988 and 2012, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Coulton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coulton performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Coulton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coulton in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 139 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Coulton at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

139

Since 1988

25 years of records

Peak year

1998

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1988

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2012

Coulton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1988

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1998)
11
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 2012200219991996199319891988 7

Coulton by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
87 births that decade — 63% of Coulton's all-time total
1980s151990s872000s242010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coulton?
139 babies have been named Coulton since 1988. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1998 with 11 births.
When was Coulton most popular?
Coulton was most popular in the 1990s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Coulton been used?
Coulton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 25 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Coulton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Courtney, Courtland, Coulter, Coulson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.