The baby name Altan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈaltan/; respelling: AHL-tahn.
The baby name Altan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈaltan/; respelling: AHL-tahn.
Altan is in Origin.
Altan is a Turkic-Mongolic name meaning “golden.” In Mongolian (Алтан), it derives from alt “gold” plus the adjectival suffix -an; in the Turkic sphere it aligns with Old Turkic altun and modern Turkish altın “gold,” and is used as a given name. Turkish onomastics also sometimes read it as al “crimson” + tan “dawn,” giving a poetic secondary sense “red dawn,” though the prevailing etymology is “golden.”
The name appears in steppe history with Altan Khan (16th century), helping anchor its prestige. In Turkey it is a common masculine given name and, since the 1934 Surname Law, a frequent surname; it also occurs across Central Asia and among diasporas. Variants and related forms include Altın and Altun (Turkish), Altyn (Kazakh/Tatar), and Mongolian compounds such as Altangerel (“golden light”), Altansükh (“golden axe”), and Altanchimeg (“golden ornament”). Overall, Altan conveys radiance, value, and auspicious fortune.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 2,277 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #196 | 24 | 3,850 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #268 | 6 | 6,912 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2015 | #324 | 5 | 2,393 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #383 | 5 | 2,865 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| TR | 0 | #408 | 3,283 | 19,440 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #424 | 19 | 2,180 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #493 | 13 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #826 | 127 | 5,697 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #880 | 13 | 7,044 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #902 | 50 | 5,873 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,161 | 16 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,594 | 21 | 28,008 |
Altan is popular in 39 countries — most recent births per country:
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