Boys' name · since 1988
Coltan
Coltan has 796 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 796
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Coltan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 796 recorded since 1988.
Coltan has 796 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2024.
- #5,929 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 796 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coltan ranks #5,929 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 796 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,929 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 796
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Coltan's 796 recorded births place it above 86.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Coltan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Coltan splits its recorded history at 2006: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Coltan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Coltan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (282 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Coltan's strongest decade.
282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Coltan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
220 births
- 2000s
2000s
282 births
- 2010s
2010s
219 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 282 births (35% of all-time use).
How Coltan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Coltan's total volume
Coltan by state
Where Coltan concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
16 of 796 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Coltan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (282 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Coltans (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Coltan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Coltan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.