Colt is a distinctive choice, ranked #1460 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Colt in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1460
US Rank #276
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #276, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Colt
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Colt per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Colt in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Colt has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 29 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1250 in 2021. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
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's Manufacturing Company, LLC (CMC, formerly Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms manufacturer, founded in 1855 by Samuel...; Colt Walker — The Colt Walker, sometimes known as the Walker Colt, is a single-action six-shot black powder revolver (typically firing .; Colt Single Action Army — The Colt Single Action Army is a single-action revolver handgun..
Colt appears in the US top 500 at #276 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
18
UK babies named Colt (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 29 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
Likely around 1 other Colt in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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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. It is the successor corporation to Colt's earlier firearms-making efforts, which started in 1836.
The Colt Walker, sometimes known as the Walker Colt, is a single-action six-shot black powder revolver (typically firing .44 caliber lead balls). It was designed in 1846 by American firearms inventor Samuel Colt to the specifications of Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker.
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. Colt's first two business ventures were producing firearms in Paterson, New Jersey, and making underwater mines.
The Colt New Model revolving rifles were early repeating rifles produced by the Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1855 until 1864. The design was essentially similar to revolver-type handguns, with a rotating cylinder that held five or six rounds in a variety of calibers from .36 to .64 inches.
Samuel Pomeroy Colt was an industrialist and politician from Rhode Island. He formed the United States Rubber Company, later called Uniroyal, the largest rubber company in the nation.
The Mitsubishi Colt is a nameplate from Mitsubishi Motors that has been applied to a number of automobiles since 1962. It was first introduced with a series of subcompact cars in the 1960s, and then for the export version of the subcompact Mirage between 1978 and 2002.
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. Colt first referred to this Revolver as the Ranger Size model, and then Revolving Belt, but the designation "Navy" quickly took over.