Fun Facts About the Name Kolby
- More than 12 thousand babies named Kolby: U.S. records list 12,999 babies given the name Kolby from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 1,350 girls received the name Kolby - about 1 girl for every 9 boys.
What Does the Name Kolby Mean?
Kolby is an English variant spelling of Colby, a name that comes from an English place name and surname. The meaning usually given is "Koli's farmstead" or "Koli's settlement," from the Old Norse personal name Koli and Old Norse býr, "farmstead, settlement." A competing explanation takes the first element from Old English col, "charcoal," which would give a meaning such as "charcoal settlement." Because the first element of the place name is disputed, the "Koli's farmstead" meaning is customary rather than certain.
Kolby Name History & Origins
The surname Colby comes from an English place name, notably Colby in Norfolk. That region was part of the Danelaw, where Scandinavian settlement left many place names ending in -by, from Old Norse býr, meaning a farm or village. From the place name came the surname Colby.
Colby was used as a family name before it became a first name. In English-speaking countries, especially the United States, surnames of this type were taken up as masculine given names. Kolby is a variant spelling of that given name. The K- spelling follows a common English practice of writing a hard C as K, but it does not indicate a separate origin for the name in English use.
How Popular is the Name Kolby?
Kolby recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2001. Its best rank was #359 in 2001.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,618 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2024 | #3,916 | 38 | 0.0024% |
| 2023 | #3,454 | 46 | 0.0029% |
| 2022 | #4,973 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2021 | #5,169 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #5,403 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #5,234 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #5,083 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2017 | #4,182 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2016 | #3,962 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #4,192 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2014 | #3,255 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 2013 | #3,384 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 2012 | #7,019 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #4,194 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2010 | #4,542 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2009 | #4,749 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2008 | #4,135 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #6,004 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #7,691 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #7,009 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #4,552 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2003 | #4,476 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2002 | #3,222 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2001 | #3,283 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 2000 | #2,690 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 1999 | #2,689 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1998 | #3,264 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1997 | #4,074 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1996 | #2,993 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1995 | #3,395 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1994 | #3,489 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1993 | #3,468 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1992 | #3,175 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1991 | #4,412 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #3,958 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #3,613 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1988 | #4,571 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #4,773 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #3,823 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #4,057 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #3,921 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #11,113 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #8,490 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #9,093 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,225 | 165 | 0.0097% |
| 2024 | #1,268 | 155 | 0.0090% |
| 2023 | #1,198 | 167 | 0.0098% |
| 2022 | #1,238 | 159 | 0.0091% |
| 2021 | #1,263 | 151 | 0.0086% |
| 2020 | #1,145 | 170 | 0.0099% |
| 2019 | #1,237 | 153 | 0.0085% |
| 2018 | #1,088 | 182 | 0.0100% |
| 2017 | #1,146 | 166 | 0.0090% |
| 2016 | #950 | 219 | 0.0115% |
| 2015 | #828 | 272 | 0.0142% |
| 2014 | #777 | 300 | 0.0156% |
| 2013 | #749 | 304 | 0.0161% |
| 2012 | #791 | 286 | 0.0151% |
| 2011 | #705 | 325 | 0.0171% |
| 2010 | #684 | 344 | 0.0179% |
| 2009 | #662 | 371 | 0.0187% |
| 2008 | #618 | 401 | 0.0197% |
| 2007 | #643 | 378 | 0.0182% |
| 2006 | #669 | 341 | 0.0166% |
| 2005 | #586 | 387 | 0.0194% |
| 2004 | #493 | 497 | 0.0250% |
| 2003 | #464 | 543 | 0.0275% |
| 2002 | #385 | 676 | 0.0348% |
| 2001 | #359 | 739 | 0.0380% |
| 2000 | #542 | 396 | 0.0202% |
| 1999 | #521 | 407 | 0.0212% |
| 1998 | #550 | 361 | 0.0189% |
| 1997 | #629 | 274 | 0.0145% |
| 1996 | #675 | 244 | 0.0129% |
| 1995 | #634 | 267 | 0.0140% |
| 1994 | #715 | 215 | 0.0111% |
| 1993 | #756 | 191 | 0.0097% |
| 1992 | #706 | 212 | 0.0106% |
| 1991 | #708 | 205 | 0.0101% |
| 1990 | #820 | 155 | 0.0075% |
| 1989 | #935 | 119 | 0.0059% |
| 1988 | #922 | 108 | 0.0056% |
| 1987 | #917 | 106 | 0.0057% |
| 1986 | #1,018 | 83 | 0.0045% |
| 1985 | #965 | 90 | 0.0049% |
| 1984 | #1,338 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1983 | #1,302 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 1982 | #1,329 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1981 | #2,455 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #1,679 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1979 | #2,131 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1978 | #2,248 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1977 | #2,415 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1976 | #2,296 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1975 | #2,406 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #2,170 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1973 | #2,563 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1972 | #2,918 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1971 | #5,314 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #4,455 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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