The baby name Colter is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkoʊltər/ (KOHL-ter).
Colter is English in Origin.
The baby name Colter is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkoʊltər/ (KOHL-ter).
Colter is English in Origin.
Colter is an English and Scottish surname turned given name. It stems chiefly from Middle English coulter via Old French coltre and Latin culter, meaning "knife; plow blade," the cutting blade on a plow; hence an occupational surname for a plowman or maker of blades. In Scotland and Ulster it can also be habitational from Culter (Gaelic cul tir, "back land"). The frontier aura in American culture, notably explorer John Colter of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, helped make Colter feel rugged and outdoorsy.
As a first name, Colter rose in late-20th-century U.S. usage alongside Colt and Colton. Common variants and spellings include Coulter and Kolter; short forms Cole and Colt are natural. Meaning is usually given as "plow blade; plowman" or "from Culter," though modern glosses sometimes read it as "colt herder," by association with the young horse.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2024 | #1 | — | 820 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #171 | 141 | 2,588 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #205 | 1,643 | 7,044 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #504 | 7 | 10,188 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
Colter is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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