Boys' name · since 1997
Coltrane
339 babies named Coltrane in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,923 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 339
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
339 boys have been named Coltrane since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coltrane has been recorded 339 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1997 to 2024.
- #9,923 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 339 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coltrane ranks #9,923 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 339 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,923 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 339
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Coltrane's 339 recorded births place it above 78.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Coltrane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Coltrane's full recorded timeline at 2010, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Coltrane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Coltrane by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (142 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Coltrane's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Coltrane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
142 births
- 2010s
2010s
140 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 142 births (42% of all-time use).
Coltrane by state
Where Coltrane concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 7.1% |
24 of 339 births nationwide.
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What to do with Coltrane's data
- Coltrane's decade-level peak was the 2000s (142 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Coltranes (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Coltrane: 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 (~27 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, 1997–2024 (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 Coltrane 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.