Masculine dossier · first seen 1957

Colt

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Colt
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2019

Peak rank proxy

1,833

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1957Peak 20192024

Peak year

2019

Decline from peak

33.2%

2024

1,224

All-time

26,673

Colt has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2019, when 1,833 boys were named Colt.

In 2024, only 1,224 boys were given the name.

Down 33.2% from its peak.

All told, about 26,673 Americans have been named Colt and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1957.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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