Altan is a boy's name of Turkish origin meaning “golden.” In 2024 it was given to 13 boys in the United States.
Altan belongs to the Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “golden” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Altan first appears in Social Security records in 2009. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #6061 in 2016, and in 2024 13 babies received the name — 133 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Altan means “golden” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Altan is a boy name. In 2024, 13 babies received the name in the US.
Altan comes from the Turkish tradition.
Altan first appears in US records in 2009. Its best-ever ranking was #6061 in 2016, and 13 babies were given the name in 2024.
Altan is pronounced /alˈtaːn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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