Rising since 2022, #8,910 for boys today.
Popularity of Kholton since 2008
Babies named Kholton per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 69 |
| 2020s | 34 |
Meaning & origin
Kholton is a modern spelling variant of Colton, first recorded in the United States in 2008. As of 2025, it ranks 8,910th nationally, with approximately 1 in 213,510 newborns receiving the name. Its popularity peaked in 2020, and it has been on the rise since 2022. The name is primarily used for boys and remains uncommon, reflecting a trend toward creative respellings of traditional names. Kholton has not yet appeared among the top states for the name, indicating its use is scattered rather than concentrated regionally.
Kholton is a modern coinage, likely a respelling of the established name Colton. Colton derives from an English surname originating from various places named Colton, meaning 'settlement of Cola', with Cola being an Old English personal name. The variant spelling Kholton emerged in the late 2000s, reflecting a trend toward unique phonetic spellings of traditional names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Khol, Kolt
Sibling names for Kholton
Names that share Kholton's style, for a brother or sister.
