Boys' name · since 2005
Koleson
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 469 babies named Koleson, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,194 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,568 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 469
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Koleson currently ranks #2568 among boys' names in America, with 469 babies recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Koleson recorded 469 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #2568 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #8,194 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,568 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 469 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koleson ranks #8,194 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,568 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 469 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,194 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,568 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 469
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Koleson's 469 recorded births place it above 81.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Koleson compares
469 Top 45% higher than 55% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Koleson's all-time total is 27% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Koleson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 469 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Koleson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Koleson splits its recorded history at 2016: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Koleson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Koleson by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (272 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Koleson's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Koleson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
162 births
- 2020s
2020s
272 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 272 births (58% of all-time use).
Koleson by state
Where Koleson concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 15 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 7 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #6 | West Virginia | | 5 | 1.1% |
16 of 469 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Kolesons (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Koleson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Koleson 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.