Given name
Coltin
“a young horse; from the coal town”
Coltin is a variant of Colt. One English interpretation is “a young horse; from the coal town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Coltin is a variant of Colt. One English interpretation is “a young horse; from the coal town.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Coltin is a variant of Colt. An origin associated with Colt is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Coltin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,572
- 2,572 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 126 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,193 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −54%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,193 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 54.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 126 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,111 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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