Colt

Colt is a male given name: 100% of people named Colt are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 100%Female 0%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 100% male / 0% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 15,782 male / 11 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Colt

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Colt," in English, "Guten Tag Colt," in German. Colt is a male given name: about 100% of people named Colt are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Colt,

German

Guten Tag Colt,

French

Bonjour Colt,

Spanish

Estimado/a Colt:

Chinese

Colt您好：

Japanese

Colt様

English

Hi Colt,

German

Hi Colt,

French

Salut Colt,

Spanish

Hola Colt,

Chinese

Colt你好：

Japanese

Coltさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Colt by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	100%

United States birth data

15,782 male · 11 female · 15,793 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Colt a male or female name?

Colt is a male given name: 100% of people named Colt are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Colt in an email?

Is Colt a unisex name?

Colt is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Colt are men. Colt leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Colt a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/colt (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_colt,
  title  = {Is Colt a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/colt},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}