Colt

Where Colt comes from

From colt, as a nickname or occupational name for someone who looked after horses and asses. The given name may also be short for Colton. The revolver is named after American inventor Samuel Colt (1814–1862).
— Wiktionary's entry for Colt
Along the way
  1. 1957
    First appearance
    #3,257 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1983
    Colt Brennan born
    American football player
  3. 1986
    Colt McCoy born
    American football player
  4. 2019
    Peak, #210
    1,833 babies named Colt — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Colt McCoy · American football player, born 1986
  • Colt Brennan · American football player, 1983–2021
  • Colt Hynes · American baseball player, born 1985
  • Colt Walker · American gymnast, born 2001
  • Colt Keith · American baseball player, born 2001

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.