Colt is a young horse and a well-known revolver, and American parents have decided that both associations work. The English word traces to Old English colta, a young male horse, and the name's rise as a given name is purely contemporary — Colt entered the US top 1000 in 2000 and has climbed steadily to 276, buoyed by a generation of country-Americana naming (Wyatt, Cash, Ranger). Samuel Colt's 1836 revolver added the second layer. Single syllable, hard K, firm T close. Compact, Western, physical. A name that sounds like a child who will grow up somewhere with actual weather. No pretense, plenty of snap.
Popularity
1880 to today
US SSA data. Lower rank number means more popular. A flat line at the top of the chart means the name did not rank in the top 1000.
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