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Colt

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Colt: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1250 to #4678.199620042010201520202025#1250#4678
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2357
1997#2859
1998#2074
2001#2587
2003#2470
2004#2578
2005#2418
2006#2087
2007#3589
2008#3687
2010#4678
2011#3830
2012#2721
2013#2055
2014#1721
2015#1673
2016#2027
2017#1703
2018#1533
2019#1316
2020#1431
2021#1250
2022#2018
2023#1799
2024#1460
2025#1897

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 26 of the 30 years from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #339 among boys in Northern Ireland, #1460 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1897 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #339 in Northern Ireland in 2024.

Colt's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#189713HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#146018HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#179913HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#201811HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#125021HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#143117HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#131619HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#153316HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#170314HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#202711HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#167314HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#172113HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#205510HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#27217HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#38304HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#46783HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#36874HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#35894HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#20878HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#24186HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#25785HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#24705HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#25874HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#20745HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#28593HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#23574HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#3394HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#6604HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Colt is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Colt, between 1996 and 2025, in 26 of those 30 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2021Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2023Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202526#1250 in 2021
Republic of Ireland20231#660 in 2023
Northern Ireland20241#339 in 2024
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Colt

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #339 in Northern Ireland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.