Boys' name · since 1957
Colt
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 27,869 babies named Colt, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #701 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #285 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,869
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
27,869 babies have been named Colt since 1957, making it today's #285 boys' name.
Colt has 27,869 recorded births among boys since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #285 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #701 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #285 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 27,869 born since 1957
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colt ranks #701 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #285 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 27,869 born since 1957, peaking in the 2010s.
- #701 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #285 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,869
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Colt's 27,869 recorded births place it above 98.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Colt compares
27,869 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Colt's all-time total is 76x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Colt | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,869 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,833 | 34 | 22,252 |
Colt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Colt's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 1,833, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Colt popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 1,833
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Colt popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1983 (Colt as girls' name)
Colt by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11,656 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Colt's strongest decade.
11,656 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Colt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 78
1960s
78 births
- 1970s 141
1970s
141 births
- 1980s 2,117
1980s
2,117 births
- 1990s 2,218
1990s
2,218 births
- 2000s 3,031
2000s
3,031 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,656 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,603 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11,656 births (42% of all-time use).
How Colt compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Colt's total volume
Colt by state
Where Colt concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,585 | 12.9% |
| #2 | California | | 1,667 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,468 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,210 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,063 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 974 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 922 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 797 | 2.9% |
3,585 of 27,869 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Colt appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Colt's data
- Colt's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11,656 total births) through the 2020s (8,603) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Colts (3,585 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Colt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Colt draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.