Altan
Altan is a male Turkish given name used also as first name and a Mongolian given name. Altan means "golden" in Mongolian and "red dawn" in Turkic. The related word "Altın" is also Turkish for "golden" and a common Turkish first name.
Meaning & Origin of Altan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Altan is a male Turkish given name used also as first name and a Mongolian given name. Altan means "golden" in Mongolian and "red dawn" in Turkic. The related word "Altın" is also Turkish for "golden" and a common Turkish first name.
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The Story of Altan
Altan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2009, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 14 Altans were born — ranking #6,052 that year. As of 2026, Altan ranks #6,443 for baby boys with 13 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 133 Altans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Altan
Altan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 133 births in the dataset. Altan's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #6,052. Use the chart and map above to compare Altan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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