Gender: Boy
Meaning: Coal town, dark settlement
Origin: Old English
Popularity: Ranked #529 in 2024 with 561 babies born.
History: Kolton is a spelling variant of Colton, from the Old English meaning coal town or dark settlement. The K spelling emerged in the United States in the early 21st century as a modern alternative, fitting the broader trend of K-initial variants of C-initial names.
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Kolton? About 1 in 5,933 babies born in 2024 were named Kolton, or roughly 1.5 per day in the United States.
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