Boys' name · since 1987
Kolten
Kolten has 5,929 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,286 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,929
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
5,929 babies have been named Kolten since 1987, making it today's #1286 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kolten recorded 5,929 times among boys since 1987, holding rank #1286 nationally today, ahead of 91% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #1,603 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,286 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,929 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kolten ranks #1,603 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,286 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,929 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,286 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,929
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kolten's 5,929 recorded births place it above 96.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kolten compares
5,929 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Kolten's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kolten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,929 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 308 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kolten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kolten's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 308, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kolten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 308
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Kolten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,691 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Kolten's strongest decade.
2,691 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kolten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s 731
1990s
731 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,472 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,691 births
- 2020s 974
2020s
974 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,691 births (45% of all-time use).
How Kolten 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 Kolten's total volume
Kolten by state
Where Kolten concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 469 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 305 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 286 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 268 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 247 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 222 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 180 | 3.0% |
| #8 | California | | 168 | 2.8% |
469 of 5,929 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Kolten appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kolten's data
- Kolten's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,691 total births) through the 2020s (974) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Koltens (469 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 Kolten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Kolten 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.