Given name & surname
Beltran
“the renowned bright raven”
Beltran is a variant of Bertram. One German interpretation is “the renowned bright raven.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Beltran is a variant of Bertram. One German interpretation is “the renowned bright raven.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Beltran is a variant of Bertram. Bertram has been associated with Norman French and Germanic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2018. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Beltran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 228 as a first name in 2020; 49,320 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Beltran’s family of names
Beltran has a related form in Bertram. In English usage, Beltran as a surname was borrowed from the Spanish form Beltrán. In Greek usage, Beltran as a surname is a transliteration of Μπέλτραν.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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