# Colt (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/colt/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 27,880 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 27,869 / 11 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 252, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From colt, as a nickname or occupational name for someone who looked after horses and asses. The given name may also be short for Colton. The revolver is named after American inventor Samuel Colt (1814–1862).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 6 | 9,262 |
| 1985 | 5 | 10,993 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 954 | 327 |
| 2012 | 958 | 331 |
| 2013 | 975 | 333 |
| 2014 | 979 | 339 |
| 2015 | 1,018 | 338 |
| 2016 | 1,033 | 337 |
| 2017 | 1,333 | 271 |
| 2018 | 1,628 | 236 |
| 2019 | 1,833 | 210 |
| 2020 | 1,686 | 221 |
| 2021 | 1,736 | 221 |
| 2022 | 1,462 | 240 |
| 2023 | 1,304 | 264 |
| 2024 | 1,227 | 277 |
| 2025 | 1,188 | 285 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | 3,830 |
| 2012 | 7 | 2,721 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2,055 |
| 2014 | 13 | 1,721 |
| 2015 | 14 | 1,673 |
| 2016 | 11 | 2,027 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1,703 |
| 2018 | 16 | 1,533 |
| 2019 | 19 | 1,316 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1,431 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,250 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2,018 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1,799 |
| 2024 | 18 | 1,460 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1,897 |

## People named Colt

- Colt McCoy, American football player (born 1986)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.