#2762024 rank
2019peak year
23,766babies named Colt since 1880
▼ 33%5-year trend
Colt popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Colt mean?
From the English word for a young horse, from Old English colt. It carries a bold Western image in modern America.
OriginEnglish
Syllables1
Genderboy
Stylemodern, nature
Names like Colt
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Famous Colts
Spellings & variants
Kolt
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