Infographic of Colby name meaning, which is “The man from the coal village,” based on the Middle English col (coal) and the Anglo-Saxon by (village, farm).
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Colby Name Popularity

How popular is the name Colby? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 0 0%
1916 — 0 0%
1917 — 5 0.0005%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 0 0%
1921 — 0 0%
1922 — 5 0.0004%
1923 — 0 0%
1924 — 0 0%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 — 0 0%
1928 — 0 0%
1929 — 0 0%
1930 — 0 0%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 — 0 0%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 — 0 0%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 — 0 0%
1938 — 0 0%
1939 — 0 0%
1940 — 0 0%
1941 — 0 0%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 0 0%
1944 — 6 0.0005%
1945 — 6 0.0005%
1946 — 0 0%
1947 — 0 0%
1948 — 0 0%
1949 — 0 0%
1950 — 0 0%
1951 — 0 0%
1952 — 0 0%
1953 — 0 0%
1954 — 5 0.0003%
1955 — 0 0%
1956 — 0 0%
1957 — 0 0%
1958 — 0 0%
1959 — 0 0%
1960 — 5 0.0003%
1961 — 11 0.0006%
1962 — 0 0%
1963 — 0 0%
1964 — 0 0%
1965 — 10 0.0006%
1966 — 0 0%
1967 — 10 0.0007%
1968 — 27 0.0018%
1969 — 26 0.0017%
1970 — 84 0.0053%
1971 — 151 0.01%
1972 — 129 0.0095%
1973 — 266 0.0205%
1974 — 294 0.0226%
1975 — 290 0.0226%
1976 — 259 0.0201%
1977 — 240 0.0178%
1978 — 223 0.0166%
1979 — 249 0.0177%
1980 — 205 0.014%
1981 — 191 0.013%
1982 — 451 0.0302%
1983 — 614 0.0416%
1984 — 730 0.0491%
1985 — 676 0.0445%
1986 — 850 0.0563%
1987 — 847 0.0555%
1988 — 904 0.058%
1989 — 1,003 0.0622%
1990 — 1,113 0.0672%
1991 — 1,503 0.0922%
1992 — 1,571 0.0984%
1993 — 1,504 0.0965%
1994 — 1,428 0.093%
1995 — 1,399 0.0928%
1996 — 1,316 0.0879%
1997 — 1,340 0.0906%
1998 — 1,435 0.0959%
1999 — 1,499 0.1001%
2000 — 1,449 0.0949%
2001 — 3,852 0.2557%
2002 — 3,110 0.2075%
2003 — 2,159 0.1419%
2004 — 2,058 0.135%
2005 — 1,595 0.1043%
2006 — 1,257 0.0803%
2007 — 1,207 0.0765%
2008 — 1,223 0.0791%
2009 — 1,132 0.0757%
2010 — 1,194 0.0829%
2011 — 994 0.0698%
2012 — 891 0.0625%
2013 — 727 0.0511%
2014 — 687 0.0472%
2015 — 635 0.0436%
2016 — 523 0.0363%
2017 — 435 0.0312%
2018 — 422 0.0307%
2019 — 421 0.0311%
2020 — 392 0.0308%
2021 — 377 0.0308%
2022 — 428 0.0324%
2023 — 440 0.034%

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What names are variants of Colby?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Colbee

Swarthy person's settlement

Scandinavian

Colbert

Renowned, bright, famous

German

Colbey

Swarthy person's settlement

Scandinavian

Colbie

Swarthy person's settlement

Scandinavian

Collby

Swarthy person's settlement

Scandinavian


What names sound like Colby?

If you like how Colby sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Colby.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Gilby

Estate of the hostage; blond boy

Scandinavian

Kelby

Farm near the spring

Gaelic


What names are similar to Colby?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Colton

Charcoal settlement

English


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Siblings of Colby

Mamas with kids named Colby also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Kelsea

Victorious ship

English

3 Comments

  1. It’s the name of the camp where my husband and I first met.

    I like that it has meaning, that it’s somewhat unusual, and that it goes well with his middle name (James). I don’t like that sometimes people don’t catch it on the first try. Coby? Oh, Colby.

    I know he’ll make his name his own, and put his mark on the world.

  2. He is named after his father

  3. My son’s name is Colby. His father and I found it in a baby book. I just liked the way it sounded and it seems to fit him well.


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