Coltrane
Boy · kohl-TRAYN · Irish
Coltrane is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Coltrane mean?
Irish: Irish surname, from O Coltarain
Usually chosen in honour of the jazz saxophonist John Coltrane (1926-1967), creator of the album A Love Supreme.
- Say it
- kohl-TRAYN
Is Coltrane a girl's or a boy's name?
Coltrane is a boys' name.
How popular is Coltrane 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 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Coltrane in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Coltrane in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
Nicknames for Coltrane
- Colt 17 boys in the UK in 2025
- Trane
Names like Coltrane
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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