#5822024 rank
2001peak year
51,118babies named Colby since 1880
▲ +9%5-year trend
Colby popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Colby mean?
From an Old Norse personal name Koli combined with byr 'settlement'; an English surname and place name later adopted as a given name, peaking in the 1990s.
OriginOld Norse
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, vintage
Names like Colby
Same era, same vibe — if you like Colby, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Colbys
- Colby Rasmus, baseball player
Spellings & variants
Kolby
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