Kolton
Kolton is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States
- US records 1880–2017
- 12,248 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kolton
If you do not know Kolton’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kolton,” in English, “Guten Tag Kolton,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kolton,
German
Guten Tag Kolton,
French
Bonjour Kolton,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kolton:
Chinese
Kolton您好：
Japanese
Kolton様
English
Hi Kolton,
German
Hi Kolton,
French
Salut Kolton,
Spanish
Hola Kolton,
Chinese
Kolton你好：
Japanese
Koltonさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name |
United States birth data
12,248 male · 0 female · 12,248 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kolton a male or female name?
Kolton is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Kolton in an email?
If you do not know Kolton’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kolton,” in English, “Guten Tag Kolton,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Kolton a unisex name?
Kolton is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Kolton a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/kolton. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kolton,
title = {Is Kolton a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/kolton},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}