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Colby Name Origin: Scandinavian
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Pronunciation: c(o)-lby, col-by
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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 |
1,486 |
5 |
0.0005% |
| 1918 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1919 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1920 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1921 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1922 |
1,534 |
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 |
1,265 |
6 |
0.0005% |
| 1945 |
1,249 |
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 |
1,573 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1955 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1956 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1957 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1958 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1959 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1960 |
1,575 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1961 |
1,269 |
11 |
0.0006% |
| 1962 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1963 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1964 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1965 |
1,269 |
10 |
0.0006% |
| 1966 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1967 |
1,215 |
10 |
0.0007% |
| 1968 |
919 |
27 |
0.0018% |
| 1969 |
986 |
26 |
0.0017% |
| 1970 |
721 |
84 |
0.0053% |
| 1971 |
584 |
151 |
0.01% |
| 1972 |
600 |
129 |
0.0095% |
| 1973 |
447 |
266 |
0.0205% |
| 1974 |
431 |
294 |
0.0226% |
| 1975 |
432 |
290 |
0.0226% |
| 1976 |
445 |
259 |
0.0201% |
| 1977 |
477 |
240 |
0.0178% |
| 1978 |
494 |
223 |
0.0166% |
| 1979 |
482 |
249 |
0.0177% |
| 1980 |
539 |
205 |
0.014% |
| 1981 |
548 |
191 |
0.013% |
| 1982 |
363 |
451 |
0.0302% |
| 1983 |
300 |
614 |
0.0416% |
| 1984 |
270 |
730 |
0.0491% |
| 1985 |
288 |
676 |
0.0445% |
| 1986 |
253 |
850 |
0.0563% |
| 1987 |
257 |
847 |
0.0555% |
| 1988 |
252 |
904 |
0.058% |
| 1989 |
249 |
1,003 |
0.0622% |
| 1990 |
244 |
1,113 |
0.0672% |
| 1991 |
201 |
1,503 |
0.0922% |
| 1992 |
195 |
1,571 |
0.0984% |
| 1993 |
200 |
1,504 |
0.0965% |
| 1994 |
200 |
1,428 |
0.0931% |
| 1995 |
208 |
1,399 |
0.0928% |
| 1996 |
224 |
1,316 |
0.0879% |
| 1997 |
227 |
1,340 |
0.0906% |
| 1998 |
220 |
1,435 |
0.0959% |
| 1999 |
223 |
1,499 |
0.1001% |
| 2000 |
231 |
1,449 |
0.0949% |
| 2001 |
99 |
3,852 |
0.2557% |
| 2002 |
125 |
3,110 |
0.2075% |
| 2003 |
179 |
2,159 |
0.1419% |
| 2004 |
185 |
2,058 |
0.135% |
| 2005 |
220 |
1,595 |
0.1043% |
| 2006 |
271 |
1,257 |
0.0803% |
| 2007 |
280 |
1,207 |
0.0765% |
| 2008 |
274 |
1,223 |
0.0791% |
| 2009 |
284 |
1,132 |
0.0757% |
| 2010 |
278 |
1,194 |
0.0829% |
| 2011 |
312 |
994 |
0.0698% |
| 2012 |
337 |
891 |
0.0625% |
| 2013 |
391 |
727 |
0.0511% |
| 2014 |
421 |
687 |
0.0472% |
| 2015 |
446 |
635 |
0.0436% |
| 2016 |
518 |
523 |
0.0363% |
| 2017 |
560 |
435 |
0.0312% |
| 2018 |
578 |
422 |
0.0307% |
| 2019 |
581 |
421 |
0.0311% |
| 2020 |
615 |
392 |
0.0308% |
Data via SSA.gov.
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Colbee
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Swarthy person's settlement
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Scandinavian
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Colbert
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Renowned, bright, famous
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German
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Colbey
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Swarthy person's settlement
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Scandinavian
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Colbie
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Swarthy person's settlement
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Scandinavian
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Collby
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Swarthy person's settlement
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Scandinavian
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Gilby
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Estate of the hostage; blond boy
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Scandinavian
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Kelby
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Farm near the spring
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Gaelic
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Colton
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Charcoal settlement
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English
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Kelsea
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Victorious ship
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English
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