How to say it
COLT
/koʊlt/
Masculine
Colt
Young horse
What it means
An English word name, plainly a colt, a young male horse.
Colt is a vocabulary name lifted straight from the stable: a colt is a young male horse. It carries an unmistakable Western, frontier energy, sharpened further by the Colt revolver and its place in cowboy lore. It belongs to the rugged one-syllable trend with Cash, Cole, and Jett, and often works as a short for Colton. Punchy, masculine, and entirely modern in feel.
Popularity over time
peaked at #210 in 2019, currently #285 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Nickname
Frequently used as a short for Colton.
- Pop culture
Reads cowboy: the young-horse word, with a side of Colt-revolver Americana.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Colt Seavers the stuntman hero of The Fall Guy, on TV and in the 2024 film
Spelling variants
- Kolt
- Colte