Coltyn
Coltyn was the 3862nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1331st with 128 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,965 places. More babies were named Coltyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Colton) coal town (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #3,862 boys, down 1,092 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012128 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,611babies recorded
What does the name Coltyn mean?
Coltyn is a spelling of Colton, pronounced the same way, so it shares Colton's meaning and origin.
Colton is an English place name found in several counties, which became a surname. Wiktionary derives it from Old English cola, 'coal' (or charcoal), and tun, 'farmstead, settlement'; some Coltons may instead contain an Old English personal name Cola, so the first element is not certain for every place. As a first name Colton is a modern American transfer from the surname, part of the late-20th-century fashion for -ton names.
cola (Old English, “coal, charcoal (or the personal name Cola)”)tūn (Old English, “farmstead, settlement”)
How sure is this? Probable. The -ton element is certain; the first element may be 'coal' or a personal name, depending on the place.
Related names: Colten, Kolton, Colt, Cole.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Colton', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry '-ton', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Colton (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Coltyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,862 | 28 |
| 2020 | #2,770 | 44 |
| 2010 | #1,667 | 93 |
| 2000 | #3,321 | 25 |
| 1990 | #5,459 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Coltyn, counting every spelling?
Coltyn is a spelling of Colton, a name family that ranked #84 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,862 for Coltyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 4,377 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colton | 3,420 | #103 | 19,219 |
| Kolton | 489 | #594 | 2,787 |
| Colten | 238 | #966 | 1,277 |
| Kolten | 153 | #1,283 | 793 |
| Coltyn | 28 | #3,862 | 152 |
| Koltyn | 25 | #4,200 | 150 |
| Coltin | 14 | #6,193 | 98 |
| Koltin | 10 | #7,981 | 70 |
| Coltan | — | — | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Coltyn?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Coltyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Coltyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Coltyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Coltyn?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Coltyn are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 10 and 19. That makes Coltyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Coltyn by state
How common Coltyn was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Coltyn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Coltyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Coltyn
What does Coltyn mean?
Coltyn is a spelling of Colton, which means “coal town (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Coltyn?
Coltyn was the 3862nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1331st with 128 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,965 places. More babies were named Coltyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Coltyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Coltyn in the US.
Where is Coltyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Coltyn was most common in Michigan (0.02 per 1,000 boys).