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Colt

Boy

Meaning of Colt: English: 'young horse'

Colt is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 295th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1460th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#295

1,188 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1460

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

27,880

First recorded 1957 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 344 babies1983: 357 babies1984: 273 babies1985: 276 babies1986: 224 babies1987: 266 babies1988: 194 babies1989: 167 babies1990: 174 babies19901991: 201 babies1992: 225 babies1993: 236 babies1994: 254 babies1995: 236 babies1996: 246 babies1997: 242 babies1998: 210 babies1999: 194 babies2000: 197 babies20002001: 190 babies2002: 195 babies2003: 157 babies2004: 143 babies2005: 186 babies2006: 212 babies2007: 428 babies2008: 502 babies2009: 821 babies2010: 945 babies20102011: 954 babies2012: 958 babies2013: 975 babies2014: 979 babies2015: 1,018 babies2016: 1,033 babies2017: 1,333 babies2018: 1,628 babies2019: 1,833 babies2020: 1,686 babies20202021: 1,736 babies2022: 1,462 babies2023: 1,304 babies2024: 1,227 babies2025: 1,188 babies
US babies named Colt per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,833.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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