Kolten is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kolten means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kolten across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kolten has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kolten is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “coal town, dark settlement”. A respelling of Colton.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,929 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kolten per year, United States (1987 to 2025). United States peaked in 2015 (308/yr).
Kolten is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2015, when it ranked #1,645 nationally (given to 308 babies that year).
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