Colt

Word name

"young horse"

Colt Origin and Meaning

The name Colt is a boy's name meaning "young horse".

Colt is the kind of unconventionally macho name that is so trendy right now, because of or in spite of its association with horses and guns.

Samuel Colt was the inventor and industrialist credited with popularizing the revolver.

Colt is a perfect jock name, associated both with Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy and an entire football team, the Indianapolis Colts.

Colt Rank in US Top 1000

# 264 in the US

Colt Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 751 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Colt

• 264 US 2023
• 751 Nameberry 2025
• 152 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Colt

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• Gunner
• Cruz
• Cash
• Dallas
• Dakota
• Dax
• Bentley
• Jagger
• Hendrix
• Chandler
• Denver
• Oakley
• Harley
• Peyton
• Clay
• Gage
• Kingston
• Emmitt
• Paxton
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Famous People Named Colt

• Colt Anderson American NFL football player
• Daniel "Colt" McCoy American NFL football player
• Colton James "Colt" Brennan American NFL football player
• Colt Daniel Hauser (b. 2010) son of actors Cole Hauser and Cynthia Daniel
• Colt Daniel Rich (b. 2011) son of American country singer,songwriter John Rich
• Colt Michael McCann (b. 2012) son of baseball player Brian McCann

The name Colt in Pop Culture

• The Colt gun on TV's "Supernatural"
• Indianapolis Colts NFL football team
• Denny Colt from the movie "The Spirit"
• Colt character from "Attack on Titan"
• Colt middle child from the "3 Ninjas" movies
• colt ,a young male horse
• colt ,a type of revolver
• Colt Bennett (The Ranch tv show)