Data through 2025

Colby name popularity in the United States

Colby ranked #615 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 455 boys named Colby.

Rank#615

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded455

SSA

Peak year2001

3,859 recorded

Five-year change+3.6%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Colby for boys and girls

Girls

60

11.7% in 2025 · data from 1950 to 2025

Boys

455

88.3% in 2025 · data from 1888 to 2025

Colby in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys455#615
2025girls60#2822
2024boys490#583
2024girls49#3225
2023boys467#607
2023girls47#3386
2022boys469#600
2022girls64#2689
2021boys420#651
2021girls56#2958
2020boys439#618
2020girls45#3399
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys455#615
2025girls60#2822
2024boys490#583
2024girls49#3225
2023boys467#607
2023girls47#3386
2022boys469#600
2022girls64#2689
2021boys420#651
2021girls56#2958
2020boys439#618
2020girls45#3399
2019boys447#612
2019girls48#3272
2018boys459#597
2018girls42#3614
2017boys465#584
2017girls47#3346
2016boys558#529
2016girls37#3996
2015boys665#456
2015girls45#3478
2014boys717#427
2014girls52#3137
2013boys746#400
2013girls33#4336
2012boys909#341
2012girls48#3364
2011boys1,026#314
2011girls57#2989
2010boys1,207#280
2010girls66#2691
2009boys1,152#285
2009girls72#2568
2008boys1,256#273
2008girls70#2630
2007boys1,221#283
2007girls68#2684
2006boys1,272#272
2006girls44#3564
2005boys1,603#220
2005girls54#2969
2004boys2,066#185
2004girls71#2396
2003boys2,170#181
2003girls85#2084
2002boys3,118#125
2002girls119#1564
2001boys3,859#99
2001girls120#1540
2000boys1,465#234
2000girls155#1262
1999boys1,507#224
1999girls138#1309
1998boys1,456#220
1998girls88#1774
1997boys1,357#229
1997girls90#1718
1996boys1,344#225
1996girls102#1551
1995boys1,411#209
1995girls108#1474
1994boys1,449#200
1994girls142#1229
1993boys1,519#200
1993girls134#1271
1992boys1,574#197
1992girls155#1138
1991boys1,515#202
1991girls124#1328
1990boys1,129#245
1990girls129#1265
1989boys1,032#250
1989girls105#1414
1988boys922#255
1988girls102#1384
1987boys870#257
1987girls138#1098
1986boys891#253
1986girls125#1142
1985boys715#286
1985girls146#1030
1984boys759#276
1984girls129#1080
1983boys656#300
1983girls82#1423
1982boys494#360
1982girls31#2901
1981boys242#539
1981girls17#4344
1980boys262#531
1980girls31#2866
1979boys298#478
1979girls29#2931
1978boys289#479
1978girls25#3098
1977boys298#467
1977girls41#2216
1976boys320#432
1976girls41#2099
1975boys350#413
1975girls42#2060
1974boys330#435
1974girls40#2066
1973boys309#445
1973girls26#2689
1972boys209#551
1972girls21#3062
1971boys209#559
1971girls19#3373
1970boys142#695
1970girls19#3311
1969boys83#841
1969girls12#4198
1968boys74#844
1968girls10#4489
1967boys42#1150
1966boys38#1216
1965boys32#1360
1965girls6#5817
1964boys29#1462
1964girls6#6009
1963boys33#1354
1963girls6#5891
1962boys26#1546
1962girls6#5860
1961boys41#1233
1960boys32#1400
1959boys29#1467
1959girls5#6245
1958boys22#1677
1958girls5#6103
1957boys31#1411
1957girls5#6086
1956boys28#1480
1956girls5#5952
1955boys25#1538
1955girls14#3095
1954boys19#1762
1954girls6#5148
1953boys17#1900
1953girls9#3955
1952boys26#1485
1952girls9#3796
1951boys14#2055
1950boys14#2019
1950girls7#4315
1949boys24#1501
1948boys25#1460
1947boys17#1850
1946boys8#2690
1945boys15#1772
1944boys16#1738
1943boys10#2405
1942boys9#2523
1941boys7#2872
1940boys6#3130
1939boys9#2449
1938boys10#2326
1937boys7#2905
1936boys7#2854
1935boys10#2396
1934boys6#3277
1933boys6#3268
1932boys5#3776
1931boys5#3763
1930boys8#3022
1929boys5#3959
1928boys9#2843
1927boys10#2703
1926boys8#3139
1925boys8#3155
1924boys9#3023
1923boys7#3467
1922boys8#3252
1921boys13#2376
1920boys13#2336
1919boys8#3115
1918boys7#3368
1917boys9#2732
1916boys8#2926
1888boys5#1031

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Colby’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-31.6%
Change since peak-88.2%