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“From the surname Colter — K-respelling” — English origin
Boy's name · #600 in the US (2025) · Trending
Kolter is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1987, it stood at #600 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 1,900 boys have been named Kolter along the way. In Oklahoma it runs about 5× its national rate — and 4× across Iowa and Nebraska. Together with its spelling variant Colter (#157), Kolter would rank around #128 with about 2,800 births last year — the newborns split about 83/17 between Colter and Kolter.
Around the world: about 1 in 6,300 boys in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Colter · Colsen · Kolten · Tru · Wylder · Chozen
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