Boys' name · since 1987
Coltin
Coltin has 2,572 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,822 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,265 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,572
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Coltin currently ranks #6265 among boys' names in America, with 2,572 babies recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coltin has been recorded 2,572 times among boys since 1987, currently ranked #6265 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #2,822 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,265 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,572 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coltin ranks #2,822 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,265 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,572 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,822 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,265 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,572
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Coltin's 2,572 recorded births place it above 93.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Coltin compares
2,572 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Coltin's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Coltin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,572 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 126 | 34 | 22,252 |
Coltin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Coltin's full recorded timeline at 2006, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 126 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Coltin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 126
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Coltin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (966 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Coltin's strongest decade.
966 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Coltin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
637 births
- 2000s
2000s
966 births
- 2010s
2010s
780 births
- 2020s 133
2020s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 966 births (38% of all-time use).
How Coltin 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 Coltin's total volume
Coltin by state
Where Coltin concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 181 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 127 | 4.9% |
| #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 2,572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Coltin appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Coltin's data
- Coltin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (966 total births); usage has since declined to 133 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Coltins (181 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 Coltin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Coltin 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.