Colby

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Colby is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (7% of births). There have been 57,635 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 53,512 as boys and 4,123 as girls. Colby gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 2001 and has since declined significantly. It is the #995 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 538
2023 514
2022 532
2021 475
2020 484
2019 495
2018 501
2017 512
2016 593
2015 710
2014 769
2013 778
2012 956
2011 1,083
2010 1,273
2009 1,224
2008 1,326
2007 1,289
2006 1,316
2005 1,657
2004 2,137
2003 2,255
2002 3,237
2001 3,979
2000 1,620
1999 1,645
1998 1,544
1997 1,447
1996 1,446
1995 1,519
1994 1,591
1993 1,653
1992 1,729
1991 1,639
1990 1,258
1989 1,137
1988 1,025
1987 1,008
1986 1,016
1985 861
1984 888
1983 738
1982 525
1981 259
1980 293
1979 327
1978 314
1977 339
1976 361
1975 392
1974 370
1973 335
1972 230
1971 228
1970 161
1969 96
1968 84
1967 42
1966 38
1965 38
1964 35
1963 39
1962 32
1961 40
1960 33
1959 34
1958 27
1957 36
1956 33
1955 39
1954 25
1953 26
1952 35
1951 14
1950 21
1949 24
1948 25
1947 17
1946 8
1945 15
1944 16
1943 10
1942 9
1941 7
1940 6
1939 9
1938 10
1937 7
1936 7
1935 10
1934 6
1933 6
1932 5
1931 5
1930 8
1929 5
1928 9
1927 10
1926 8
1925 8
1924 9
1923 7
1922 8
1921 13
1920 13
1919 8
1918 7
1917 9
1916 8
1888 5