Kolt
Boy name · #1414 in 2025 · Very rare
Kolt is currently the #1414 boy name in the United States — 129 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1438, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 13,953 boys born in 2025 was named Kolt.
Babies named Kolt per year. Source: SSA.
The 43-year story
Kolt first appears in the Social Security records in 1982, when 16 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 214 babies and a rank of #1032. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kolt in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Kolt is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Kolt will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Kolt is most common
State-level data for Kolt is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Kolt
Statistically, parents drawn to Kolt tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Holt, Kruz, Knight, Kysen, and Scout.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kolt | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 129 | #1409 |
| 2024 | 157 | #1256 |
| 2023 | 137 | #1365 |
| 2022 | 214 | #1032 |
| 2021 | 182 | #1119 |
| 2020 | 202 | #1023 |
| 2019 | 200 | #1034 |
| 2018 | 183 | #1079 |
| 2017 | 151 | #1213 |
| 2016 | 124 | #1413 |
| 2015 | 118 | #1438 |
| 2014 | 116 | #1432 |
| 2013 | 134 | #1291 |
| 2012 | 106 | #1514 |
| 2011 | 113 | #1448 |
| 2010 | 121 | #1383 |
| 2009 | 85 | #1774 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2265 |
| 2007 | 48 | #2564 |
| 2006 | 36 | #3024 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5034 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6138 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4426 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4188 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6013 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kolt a popular boy name?
Kolt ranked #1414 among boys in 2025 with 129 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1438.
When was the name Kolt most popular?
Kolt peaked in 2022, when 214 American boys received the name (ranked #1032 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kolt?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 13,953 newborn American boys was named Kolt. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.