Coltin — #6295 US boys' name
2,558 babies named Coltin in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 56% of names given to boys today.
38% of everyone ever named Coltin was born in this single decade.
126 babies were named Coltin in 2012 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Coltin
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,558 babies named Coltin between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Coltin currently holds the #6295 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 126 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Coltin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 966 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Coltin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 181 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Coltin in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Coltin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,558 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Coltin at a glance
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Current rank
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Coltin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987
- Peak year (2012)
- 126
- Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
Currently ranks #6295 among boys.
2,558 total births across 38 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2012 with 126 births in a single year.
Coltin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 966 births that decade — 38% of Coltin's all-time total
Coltin decade highlights
- Peak decade 966 births
- Runner-up 780 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Coltin's strongest decade
966 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 38% of all-time use.
Coltin by state
Where Coltin concentrates geographically — total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 181 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 127 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 105 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 78 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 64 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 54 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 43 | 1.7% |
| #8 | California | | 39 | 1.5% |
181 of 2,558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 7.1% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.0% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 4.1% of nationwide
- Indiana 3.0% of nationwide
- Missouri 2.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 22 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 7.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Coltin appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.