Colter

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boymodernclassicsurnamewestern

“colt herdsman” — English

#2182024 rank
2024peak year
7,969babies named Colter since 1880
▲ +643%5-year trend

Colter popularity over 145 years

⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 202418801920196020002024

What does Colter mean?

From the English surname Coulter, an occupational term for a keeper of colts. It reads as a rugged modern Western name.

OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, classic

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