Given name
Kolten
“from the coal town”
Kolten is a variant of Kolton. One English interpretation is “from the coal town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kolten is a variant of Kolton. One English interpretation is “from the coal town.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kolten is a variant of Kolton. An origin associated with Kolton is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kolten through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,929
- 5,929 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 308 babies
- 2025
- 153
- #1,283 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 153 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,283 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 308 in 2015. In 2025, Hawaii and Michigan and Tennessee shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,296 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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