Kolson is a modern respelling of Colson, an English surname that means "son of Col", Col being a medieval short form of Nicholas, which in turn comes from Greek and means "victory of the people". The K spelling follows the pattern of Kolton and Karson that took off in the 2010s. Kolson had fewer than five births in 2000, entered the top 1000 in 2022, peaked at number 794 in 2024 and ranks 887th in 2025.