US rank #3115 Boys' name Peak 2024 812 births

Coulter — #3115 US boys' name

812 babies named Coulter in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s641990s1542000s2042010s2402020s145
#3115
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Coulter was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

39 babies were named Coulter in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Coulter

The Social Security Administration has registered 812 babies named Coulter between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Coulter currently holds the #3115 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Coulter performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Coulter shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Colorado. In total, SSA state-level files list Coulter in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Coulter 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 812 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.

Coulter at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

812

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2024

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,115

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Coulter popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
39
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
01020304050 20242018201220062000199419881979 5

Coulter by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
240 births that decade — 30% of Coulter's all-time total
1970s51980s641990s1542000s2042010s2402020s145

Coulter by state

Where Coulter concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Coulter
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
38 4.7%
#2 Colorado
5 0.6%
Texas share of Coulter's total US births 4.7%
Even split

38 of 812 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Coulter?
812 babies have been named Coulter since 1979. It currently ranks #3115 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 39 births.
When was Coulter most popular?
Coulter was most popular in the 2010s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Coulter most popular?
The top states for the name Coulter are Texas (38 births), Colorado (5 births).
How long has the name Coulter been used?
Coulter has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Coulter?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Courtney, Courtland, Coulson, Court, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.