Boys' name · since 2005
Kolsen
Kolsen has 813 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,852 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,304 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 813
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kolsen currently ranks #1304 among boys' names in America, with 813 babies recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Kolsen recorded 813 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #1304 nationally today, ahead of 91% 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.
- #5,852 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,304 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 813 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kolsen ranks #5,852 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,304 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 813 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,852 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,304 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 813
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kolsen's 813 recorded births place it above 87.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Kolsen compares
813 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Kolsen's all-time total is 120% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kolsen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 813 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 156 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kolsen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kolsen splits its recorded history at 2015: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 156 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kolsen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 156
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Kolsen by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (545 births, 67% of the file).
2020s was Kolsen's strongest decade.
545 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Kolsen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
232 births
- 2020s
2020s
545 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 545 births (67% of all-time use).
How Kolsen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kolsen's total volume
Kolsen by state
Where Kolsen concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 53 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 20 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 18 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 15 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 15 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 14 | 1.7% |
53 of 813 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Kolsen appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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- Ohio records the most Kolsens (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kolsen: 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 Kolsen 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.