Given name & surname
Coulter
“a horse herdsman”
Coulter is a variant of Colter. One English interpretation is “a horse herdsman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Coulter is a variant of Colter. One English interpretation is “a horse herdsman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Coulter is a variant of Colter. An origin associated with Colter is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Coulter through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 847
- 847 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #3,328 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +42%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,328 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 42.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 721 as a first name in 2020; 19,931 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.
Coulter’s family of names
Coulter has a related form in Colter.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
People named Coulter
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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