Boys' name · since 2002
Kolson
Kolson has 2,084 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,226 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #889 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,084
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,084 babies have been named Kolson since 2002, making it today's #889 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kolson has been recorded 2,084 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #889 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #3,226 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #889 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,084 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kolson ranks #3,226 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #889 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,084 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,226 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #889 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,084
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kolson's 2,084 recorded births place it above 92.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kolson compares
2,084 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Kolson's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kolson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,084 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 317 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kolson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kolson's full recorded timeline at 2014, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 317 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kolson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 317
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Kolson by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,475 births, 71% of the file).
2020s was Kolson's strongest decade.
1,475 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Kolson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 95
2000s
95 births
- 2010s 514
2010s
514 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,475 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,475 births (71% of all-time use).
How Kolson 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 Kolson's total volume
Kolson by state
Where Kolson concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 156 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 137 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 108 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 108 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 88 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 73 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 56 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 55 | 2.6% |
156 of 2,084 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Kolson appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kolson's data
- Texas records the most Kolsons (156 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kolson: 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 (~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, 2002–2025 (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 Kolson 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.