Coltyn
Coltyn is a boy's name of English origin.
Meaning
Settlement belonging to Cola, or charcoal town.
Origin and history
Coltyn is a modern American spelling variant of Colton, an English surname derived from place names meaning charcoal town or settlement of Cola. The respelling with a y reflects a popular late 20th and early 21st-century U.S. trend in name customization. In the United States, it remains a steadily used alternative to the traditional spelling.
Popularity in the United States
1,611 babies in the United States have been named Coltyn since 1880. It ranks #3151 all-time. Among babies born since 2020 it ranks #1731.
States where it is most popular
- TX (24.2 %)
- OH (13.7 %)
- MI (12.6 %)
- IN (12.3 %)
- PA (8.8 %)
Trends by decade
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880-1890 | 0 |
| 1890-1900 | 0 |
| 1900-1910 | 0 |
| 1910-1920 | 0 |
| 1920-1930 | 0 |
| 1930-1940 | 0 |
| 1940-1950 | 0 |
| 1950-1960 | 0 |
| 1960-1970 | 0 |
| 1970-1980 | 0 |
| 1980-1990 | 10 |
| 1990-2000 | 152 |
| 2000-2010 | 425 |
| 2010-2019 | 828 |
| 2020-2029 | 196 |
Nicknames
Colt
Fun facts
- Coltyn is a contemporary stylistic variation of Colton, replacing the second vowel with a y.
- The underlying name Colton stems from several English locations named for charcoal production or an early medieval landowner.