US rank #1257 Boys' name Peak 2022 2,944 births

Kolt — #1257 US boys' name

2,944 babies named Kolt in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1421990s2262000s3192010s13652020s892
#1257
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 91% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kolt was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

214 babies were named Kolt in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kolt

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,944 babies named Kolt between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kolt currently holds the #1257 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 214 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kolt performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,365 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kolt shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 391 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Missouri and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kolt in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kolt 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 2,944 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.

Kolt at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,944

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2022

214 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,257

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kolt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
214
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
050100150200250 20242018201220062000199419881982 16

Kolt by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,365 births that decade — 46% of Kolt's all-time total
1980s1421990s2262000s3192010s13652020s892

Kolt by state

Where Kolt concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kolt
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
391 13.3%
#2 Missouri
98 3.3%
#3 Ohio
98 3.3%
#4 Oklahoma
93 3.2%
#5 Louisiana
75 2.5%
#6 Pennsylvania
69 2.3%
#7 Iowa
66 2.2%
#8 California
63 2.1%
Texas share of Kolt's total US births 13.3%
Even split

391 of 2,944 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Kolt appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kolt?
2,944 babies have been named Kolt since 1982. It currently ranks #1257 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 214 births.
When was Kolt most popular?
Kolt was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,365 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Kolt most popular?
The top states for the name Kolt are Texas (391 births), Missouri (98 births), Ohio (98 births).
How long has the name Kolt been used?
Kolt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kolt?
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.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.