Given name
Coltyn
“a young horse; from the coal town”
Coltyn is a variant of Colt. One English interpretation is “a young horse; from the coal town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Coltyn 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
Coltyn 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 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Coltyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,611
- 1,611 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 128 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #3,862 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −48%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,862 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 47.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 128 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,208 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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