boy's name

Coltrane

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 342

Coltrane is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2009, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1997.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Coltrane over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

142
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Coltrane by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 27
2000s 142
2010s 140
2020s (to 2024) 30

How popular is Coltrane?

In 2024, Coltrane was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Coltrane is used

England & Wales #5,773 3 in 2013
United States #13,727 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Coltrane

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Coltrane also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Coltrane over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Coltrane

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Coltrane — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Coltrane

How popular is the name Coltrane?

In 2024, Coltrane was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Coltrane a girl's or a boy's name?

Coltrane is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Coltrane?

Coltrane has 2 syllables.

When was Coltrane most popular?

Coltrane peaked in 2009, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.