Kolten

Meaning: Coal town, or dark settlement
Origin: Variant of Colton (from Old English)

Boy's name · #1283 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Kolten's best rank, #766, came in 2011; it has settled back to #1283 today. Roughly 5,900 boys have been named Kolten since 1987.

Across the states

In recent years, Kolten ran about 21× its national rate in Hawaii.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Kolten ranks in other countries and regions.

#3,051 in Canada (2024).

Famous Koltens

Kolten Wong — American baseball player (born 1990)
Kolten Solomon — Canadian football player

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Colten (#966), Kolten would rank around #694 with about 390 births last year — the newborns split about 61/39 between Colten and Kolten.

Similar names: Colten · Bentlee · Kolter · Rylen · Kolt · Kolby

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