Colby
#2,822 for girls in 2025, 60 births · #615 for boys in 2025, 455 births
Given to boys 92.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2001 · 3,859 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 53,971since 1888
Colby over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,822 | 60 | #615 | 455 |
| 2024 | #3,225 | 49 | #583 | 490 |
| 2023 | #3,386 | 47 | #607 | 467 |
| 2022 | #2,689 | 64 | #600 | 469 |
| 2021 | #2,958 | 56 | #651 | 420 |
| 2020 | #3,399 | 45 | #618 | 439 |
| 2019 | #3,272 | 48 | #612 | 447 |
| 2018 | #3,614 | 42 | #597 | 459 |
| 2017 | #3,346 | 47 | #584 | 465 |
| 2016 | #3,996 | 37 | #529 | 558 |
| 2015 | #3,478 | 45 | #456 | 665 |
| 2014 | #3,137 | 52 | #427 | 717 |
| 2013 | #4,336 | 33 | #400 | 746 |
| 2012 | #3,364 | 48 | #341 | 909 |
| 2011 | #2,989 | 57 | #314 | 1,026 |
| 2010 | #2,691 | 66 | #280 | 1,207 |
| 2009 | #2,568 | 72 | #285 | 1,152 |
| 2008 | #2,630 | 70 | #273 | 1,256 |
| 2007 | #2,684 | 68 | #283 | 1,221 |
| 2006 | #3,564 | 44 | #272 | 1,272 |
| 2005 | #2,969 | 54 | #220 | 1,603 |
| 2004 | #2,396 | 71 | #185 | 2,066 |
| 2003 | #2,084 | 85 | #181 | 2,170 |
| 2002 | #1,564 | 119 | #125 | 3,118 |
| 2001 | #1,540 | 120 | #99 | 3,859 |
| 2000 | #1,262 | 155 | #234 | 1,465 |
| 1999 | #1,309 | 138 | #224 | 1,507 |
| 1998 | #1,774 | 88 | #220 | 1,456 |
| 1997 | #1,718 | 90 | #229 | 1,357 |
| 1996 | #1,551 | 102 | #225 | 1,344 |
| 1995 | #1,474 | 108 | #209 | 1,411 |
| 1994 | #1,229 | 142 | #200 | 1,449 |
| 1993 | #1,271 | 134 | #200 | 1,519 |
| 1992 | #1,138 | 155 | #197 | 1,574 |
| 1991 | #1,328 | 124 | #202 | 1,515 |
| 1990 | #1,265 | 129 | #245 | 1,129 |
| 1989 | #1,414 | 105 | #250 | 1,032 |
| 1988 | #1,384 | 102 | #255 | 922 |
| 1987 | #1,098 | 138 | #257 | 870 |
| 1986 | #1,142 | 125 | #253 | 891 |
| 1985 | #1,030 | 146 | #286 | 715 |
| 1984 | #1,080 | 129 | #276 | 759 |
| 1983 | #1,423 | 82 | #300 | 656 |
| 1982 | #2,901 | 31 | #360 | 494 |
| 1981 | #4,344 | 17 | #539 | 242 |
| 1980 | #2,866 | 31 | #531 | 262 |
| 1979 | #2,931 | 29 | #478 | 298 |
| 1978 | #3,098 | 25 | #479 | 289 |
| 1977 | #2,216 | 41 | #467 | 298 |
| 1976 | #2,099 | 41 | #432 | 320 |
| 1975 | #2,060 | 42 | #413 | 350 |
| 1974 | #2,066 | 40 | #435 | 330 |
| 1973 | #2,689 | 26 | #445 | 309 |
| 1972 | #3,062 | 21 | #551 | 209 |
| 1971 | #3,373 | 19 | #559 | 209 |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 | #695 | 142 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | #841 | 83 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | #844 | 74 |
| 1967 | — | #1,150 | 42 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,216 | 38 | |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #1,360 | 32 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #1,462 | 29 |
| 1963 | #5,891 | 6 | #1,354 | 33 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #1,546 | 26 |
| 1961 | — | #1,233 | 41 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,400 | 32 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #1,467 | 29 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #1,677 | 22 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #1,411 | 31 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #1,480 | 28 |
| 1955 | #3,095 | 14 | #1,538 | 25 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #1,762 | 19 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #1,900 | 17 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #1,485 | 26 |
| 1951 | — | #2,055 | 14 | |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #2,019 | 14 |
| 1949 | — | #1,501 | 24 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,460 | 25 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,850 | 17 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,690 | 8 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,772 | 15 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,738 | 16 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,405 | 10 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,872 | 7 | |
| 1940 | — | #3,130 | 6 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,449 | 9 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,326 | 10 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,905 | 7 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,396 | 10 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,277 | 6 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,763 | 5 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,022 | 8 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,959 | 5 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,843 | 9 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,703 | 10 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,139 | 8 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,155 | 8 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,023 | 9 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,467 | 7 | |
| 1922 | — | #3,252 | 8 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,376 | 13 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,336 | 13 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,115 | 8 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,732 | 9 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,926 | 8 | |
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Colby! It came in at #1,031, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1888–1915, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Colby is popular in 1967
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Missouri#438 · 1 in 7,320
- California#1,062 · 1 in 33,174
Best ever in a state: #15 in Maine, 2002.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | #438 | 5 | 1 in 7,320 |
| California | #1,062 | 5 | 1 in 33,174 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Texas | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Colby
- 32 spots since 2024 (#583 → #615)
- 3 spots since 2020 (#618 → #615)
- 159 spots since 2015 (#456 → #615)
- Biggest jump: 306 spots in 1968 (#1,150 → #844)
- Biggest drop: 73 spots in 2016 (#456 → #529)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 2001 at #99 (3,859 births)
- Births halved by 2005, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 2001
- Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1968–2025
- Highest: 1 in 503 boys born in 2001 were named Colby (0.20%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,754 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 35.5% of all boys named Colby (19,182) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,031 (1888) | #1,031 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 32 | #2,732 (1917) | #3,035 |
| 1920s | 90 | #2,336 (1920) | #3,025 |
| 1930s | 73 | #2,326 (1938) | #3,004 |
| 1940s | 137 | #1,460 (1948) | #2,194 |
| 1950s | 225 | #1,411 (1957) | #1,679 |
| 1960s | 430 | #841 (1969) | #1,241 |
| 1970s | 2,754 | #413 (1975) | #495 |
| 1980s | 6,843 | #250 (1989) | #331 |
| 1990s | 14,261 | #197 (1992) | #215 |
| 2000s | 19,182 | #99 (2001) | #216 |
| 2010s | 7,199 | #280 (2010) | #454 |
| 2020s | 2,740 | #583 (2024) | #612 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Colby in 1967
Top boys' names in 1967
More about 1967
boys
1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 41,519 of them was named Colby, which outranked 74.7% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,132Renaldo43
- #1,132Reynold43
- #1,132Rolland43
- #1,150Colby42
- #1,150Abelardo42
- #1,150Caesar42
- #1,150Emile42
- #1,165Alphonse41
- #1,165Burke41
- #1,165Foster41
Tied with 14 names at #1,150; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.