boy's name
Kolson
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 2,179
the United States
#890
2025 births
Kolson is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 269 babies in the United States, ranking #890. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2024, when 317 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 12,325 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2002.
Kolson over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 95 |
| 2010s | 514 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,475 |
How popular is Kolson?
In 2025, Kolson was given to 269 babies in the United States, ranking #890 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Kolson is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kolson
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kolson also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kolson over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kolson
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kolson — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kolson
How popular is the name Kolson?
In 2025, Kolson was given to 269 babies in the United States, ranking #890 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Kolson a girl's or a boy's name?
Kolson is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kolson most popular?
Kolson peaked in 2024, when 317 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kolson a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kolson currently ranks #890 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.