Colt is an established boys' name that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Colt is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #285 for boy births in the United States (and #557 across all names), given to 1,188 babies. Colt first appears in 1957 and peaked in 2019 (1,833 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,188 | 1,188 | — | #285 |
| 2024 | 1,227 | 1,227 | — | #277 |
| 2023 | 1,304 | 1,304 | — | #264 |
| 2022 | 1,462 | 1,462 | — | #240 |
| 2021 | 1,736 | 1,736 | — | #221 |
| 2020 | 1,686 | 1,686 | — | #221 |
| 2019 | 1,833 | 1,833 | — | #210 |
| 2018 | 1,628 | 1,628 | — | #236 |
| 2017 | 1,333 | 1,333 | — | #271 |
| 2016 | 1,033 | 1,033 | — | #337 |
| 2015 | 1,018 | 1,018 | — | #338 |
| 2014 | 979 | 979 | — | #339 |
| 2013 | 975 | 975 | — | #333 |
| 2012 | 958 | 958 | — | #331 |
| 2011 | 954 | 954 | — | #327 |
| 2010 | 945 | 945 | — | #331 |
| 2009 | 821 | 821 | — | #369 |
| 2008 | 502 | 502 | — | #532 |
| 2007 | 428 | 428 | — | #593 |
| 2006 | 212 | 212 | — | #910 |
| 2005 | 186 | 186 | — | #938 |
| 2004 | 143 | 143 | — | #1,102 |
| 2003 | 157 | 157 | — | #1,008 |
| 2002 | 195 | 195 | — | #849 |
| 2001 | 190 | 190 | — | #847 |
| 2000 | 197 | 197 | — | #816 |
| 1999 | 194 | 194 | — | #792 |
| 1998 | 210 | 210 | — | #760 |
| 1997 | 242 | — | — | #673 |
| 1996 | 246 | — | — | #670 |
| 1995 | 236 | — | — | #693 |
| 1994 | 254 | — | — | #653 |
| 1993 | 236 | — | — | #669 |
| 1992 | 225 | — | — | #690 |
| 1991 | 201 | — | — | #716 |
| 1990 | 174 | — | — | #768 |
| 1989 | 167 | — | — | #767 |
| 1988 | 194 | — | — | #676 |
| 1987 | 266 | — | — | #557 |
| 1986 | 224 | — | — | #592 |
| 1985 | 276 | — | #10,993 | #530 |
| 1984 | 273 | — | — | #517 |
| 1983 | 357 | — | #9,262 | #442 |
| 1982 | 344 | — | — | #460 |
| 1981 | 20 | — | — | #2,428 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | — | #5,031 |
| 1979 | 20 | — | — | #2,394 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | — | #3,914 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | — | #2,679 |
| 1976 | 13 | — | — | #2,974 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | — | #2,659 |
| 1974 | 17 | — | — | #2,379 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | — | #2,742 |
| 1972 | 14 | — | — | #2,555 |
| 1971 | 16 | — | — | #2,382 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | — | #3,573 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | — | #2,899 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | — | #3,430 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | — | #3,627 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | — | #2,497 |
| 1965 | 15 | — | — | #2,102 |
| 1963 | 10 | — | — | #2,707 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | — | #3,090 |
| 1961 | 11 | — | — | #2,576 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | — | #3,081 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | — | #2,674 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | — | #3,296 |