Is Colt a boy or girl name?
Colt is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,224 boys were named Colt, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 26,684 US babies named Colt were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #276
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Colt since 1957
- 26,684
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 1,833 babies
Boys and girls named Colt, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 141 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 2,117 | 11 | 0.5% |
| 1990s | 2,218 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 3,031 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 11,654 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 7,409 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,224 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,302 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,461 | #240 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,736 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,686 | #221 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,833 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,628 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,333 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,033 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,018 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 979 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 974 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 958 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 954 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 944 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 821 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 502 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 428 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 212 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 186 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 143 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 157 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 195 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 190 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 197 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 194 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 210 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 242 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 246 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 236 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 254 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 236 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 225 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 201 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 174 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 167 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 195 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 266 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 224 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 270 | #530 | 5 | #10,994 |
| 1984 | 273 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 351 | #443 | 6 | #9,262 |
| 1982 | 344 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,428 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,031 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,394 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,912 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,679 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,974 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,659 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,379 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,743 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,554 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,383 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,573 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,900 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,430 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,627 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,498 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,708 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,090 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,578 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,081 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,296 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Colt reached #210 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #9,262 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Colt
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.