Coltan
Boy · KOHL-ton · English
Coltan is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “Cola's settlement”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Coltan mean?
English: spelling of Colton; English place name, from the personal name Cola and Old English tun
“Cola's settlement”
From English place names such as Colton in Staffordshire and Yorkshire.
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- KOHL-ton
Meaning borrowed from Colton. More on Wiktionary.
Is Coltan a girl's or a boy's name?
Coltan is a boys' name.
How popular is Coltan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Coltan in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Coltan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,240 |
| 2009 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,878 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,706 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,716 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,089 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,609 |
| 1996 | 30 | #2,530 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
Nicknames for Coltan
- Colt 17 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Coltan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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