Given name
Koltin
“from the coal town”
Koltin is a variant of Kolton. One English interpretation is “from the coal town.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Koltin is a variant of Kolton. One English interpretation is “from the coal town.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Koltin is a variant of Kolton. An origin associated with Kolton 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
Koltin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 831
- 831 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,981 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,981 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 52 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 655 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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