Boys' name · since 1993

Koleton

Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 348 babies named Koleton, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#9,784 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,151 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
348
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade

348 babies have been named Koleton since 1993, making it today's #11151 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Koleton recorded 348 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #11151 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, 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 1993 to 2025.

  • #9,784 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #11,151 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 348 born since 1993
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koleton ranks #9,784 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,151 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 348 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.

#9,784 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,151 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
348
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%19.9%
Koleton vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Koleton's 348 recorded births place it above 78.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Koleton compares

348 48th percentile among 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

Koleton's all-time total is 6% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Koleton Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 348 369 358,536
Peak-year births 22 34 22,252

Koleton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Koleton's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Koleton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
22
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
0510152025 199319972001200520092013201720212025 6

Koleton by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (134 births, 39% of the file).

2000s was Koleton's strongest decade.

134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Koleton births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 134 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koleton?
Koleton has been given to 348 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #9,784 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #11,151 of 13,930. 22 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Koleton sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koleton ranks #9,784 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,151 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Koleton most popular?
Koleton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Koleton been used?
Koleton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 33 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Koleton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kolton, Kolby, Kole, Kolten, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Koleton's data

  • Koleton's decade-level peak was the 2000s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Koleton

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Koleton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2025 (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 Koleton 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.