Colt is a distinctive choice, ranked #1897 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Colt in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1897
US Rank #285
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About the Name Colt
Colt is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 29 places over five years. Its high point was #1250 in 2021, and it now sits at #1460. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Colt is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Colt in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #276, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Colt
Colt's Manufacturing Company — Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC (CMC, formerly Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms manufacturer, founded in 1855 by Samuel Colt that has become a subsidiary of Czech holding company Colt CZ Group.
Colt Walker — The Colt Walker, sometimes known as the Walker Colt, is a single-action six-shot black powder revolver (typically firing .44 caliber lead balls).
Samuel Colt — Samuel Colt was an American inventor, industrialist, and businessman who established Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company and made the mass production of revolvers commercially viable.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Colt
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Colt per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Colt in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Colt is declining: down 466 places since 2020, to #1,897 in 2025. It peaked at #1,250 in 2021.
Colt is more popular in the US (#276) than in the UK (#1460). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Colt include: Colt's Manufacturing Company, Colt Walker and Colt Single Action Army. Short summaries for each appear below.
Colt appears in the US top 500 at #276 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
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UK babies named Colt (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 466 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Colt
Almost certainly the only Colt in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Colt
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC (CMC, formerly Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms manufacturer, founded in 1855 by Samuel Colt that has become a subsidiary of Czech holding company Colt CZ Group.
Samuel Colt was an American inventor, industrialist, and businessman who established Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company and made the mass production of revolvers commercially viable.
The Colt Revolving Belt Pistol or Navy Pistol, sometimes erroneously referred to as "Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber" or "of Navy Caliber" (Naval is heavy gun and Navy Size Caliber was termed later for another Colt model), is a .36 caliber, six-round cap and ball revolver that was designed by Samuel Colt between 1847 and 1850.