Boys' name · since 1982
Kolt
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 3,074 babies named Kolt, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,414 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,074
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kolt currently ranks #1414 among boys' names in America, with 3,074 babies recorded since 1982.
Kolt has 3,074 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1414 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #2,496 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,414 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,074 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kolt ranks #2,496 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,414 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,074 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,414 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,074
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kolt's 3,074 recorded births place it above 94.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kolt compares
3,074 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Kolt's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kolt | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,074 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 214 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kolt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kolt's full recorded timeline at 2004, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 11 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 214 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kolt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 214
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Kolt by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,366 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Kolt's strongest decade.
1,366 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kolt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 142
1980s
142 births
- 1990s 226
1990s
226 births
- 2000s 319
2000s
319 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,366 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,021 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,366 births (44% of all-time use).
How Kolt 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 Kolt's total volume
Kolt by state
Where Kolt concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 405 | 13.2% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 105 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 98 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 93 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 80 | 2.6% |
| #6 | California | | 69 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 69 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 66 | 2.1% |
405 of 3,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Kolt appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kolt's data
- Kolt's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,366 total births) through the 2020s (1,021) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kolts (405 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 Kolt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Kolt 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.