How Many People Are Named Coltrane?
An estimated 335 people in the United States have the first name Coltrane. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Coltrane peaked in popularity in 2009 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Coltrane as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Coltrane paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
335
About 1 in 1,023,147 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2009
20 births
Total Registered
339
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Coltrane
Coltrane is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 339 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Coltrane as a male name
Ranked #12,652 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (20 births)
Coltrane: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Coltrane span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 142 babies were registered. Coltrane has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Coltrane by Decade
How has Coltrane tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Coltrane by State
Coltrane + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Coltrane as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Coltrane: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Coltrane?
We estimate approximately 335 people named Coltrane are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,023,147 Americans share this first name.
Is Coltrane a common name?
Coltrane is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 339 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Coltrane most popular?
Coltrane reached peak popularity in 2009, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Coltrane is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Coltrane a male name?
Coltrane is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Coltrane Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Coltrane Smith, Coltrane Johnson, Coltrane Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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