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Colt

Meaning: Young male horse; or coal town
Origin: Old English — Also a short form of Colton, which supplies the coal town interpretation

Boy's name · #285 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Colt reached its best rank, #210, in 2019 and ranked #285 in 2025. About 28,000 boys have carried it since 1957.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#679 in Scotland (2025) · #1,937 in England & Wales (2025) · #446 in Canada (2024).

Famous Colts

Colt Cabana — American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and podcaster (born 1980)
Colt McCoy — American football player (born 1986)
Colt Hynes — American baseball player
Colt Brennan — American football player (1983–2021)
Colt Ford — American musician

In stories & tradition

Colt Grice^ko — Attack on Titan (manga)
Colt Vahn^pt — Deathloop (video game)

What Colts become

Among 30 notable people named Colt:

Sports figures appear 3.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Colt Cabana, American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and podcaster (born 1980).

Similar names: Kolt · Remington · Kole · Kade · Kolton · Kyler

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