Colby Name Popularity
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How popular is Colby?
Ranking 594th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Colby is less frequently given.Currently in the top 1000, this name has not always been in the top 1000.
It reached its highest popularity ranking of #99 in 2001 with 3,859 occurrences.
In any year, the least number of babies named Colby was less than 5, most recently in 1915.
Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Colby occurred roughly during the years 1958-1961, 1964-1973, 1979-1984, 1987-1991, and 1996-2001, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2001-2006, and 2008-2017.
Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.
How popular will Colby be?
Colby's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Colby for their newborn has dropped.
The name Colby still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
for Percentages.| Colby (Girl) | Colby (Boy) | ||||
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| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 42 | 3,601 | 457 | 594 |
| 2017 | | 47 | 3,341 | 465 | 582 |
| 2016 | | 37 | 3,996 | 555 | 529 |
| 2015 | | 45 | 3,487 | 664 | 456 |
| 2014 | | 52 | 3,139 | 716 | 426 |
| 2013 | | 33 | 4,346 | 743 | 400 |
| 2012 | | 48 | 3,376 | 908 | 341 |
| 2011 | | 57 | 2,994 | 1,024 | 313 |
| 2010 | | 66 | 2,700 | 1,207 | 280 |
| 2009 | | 72 | 2,572 | 1,152 | 284 |
| 2008 | | 70 | 2,636 | 1,255 | 273 |
| 2007 | | 68 | 2,686 | 1,220 | 283 |
| 2006 | | 44 | 3,572 | 1,271 | 272 |
| 2005 | | 54 | 2,972 | 1,602 | 220 |
| 2004 | | 71 | 2,398 | 2,065 | 185 |
| 2003 | | 85 | 2,085 | 2,170 | 180 |
| 2002 | | 119 | 1,564 | 3,118 | 125 |
| 2001 | | 120 | 1,547 | 3,859 | 99 |
| 2000 | | 155 | 1,262 | 1,464 | 234 |
| 1999 | | 138 | 1,311 | 1,507 | 224 |
| 1998 | | 88 | 1,775 | 1,456 | 220 |
| 1997 | | 90 | 1,720 | 1,357 | 229 |
| 1996 | | 102 | 1,551 | 1,344 | 225 |
| 1995 | | 108 | 1,474 | 1,411 | 209 |
| 1994 | | 142 | 1,230 | 1,449 | 200 |
| 1993 | | 134 | 1,274 | 1,518 | 200 |
| 1992 | | 155 | 1,139 | 1,574 | 197 |
| 1991 | | 124 | 1,328 | 1,515 | 202 |
| 1990 | | 129 | 1,266 | 1,129 | 245 |
| 1989 | | 105 | 1,415 | 1,031 | 250 |
| 1988 | | 103 | 1,375 | 921 | 255 |
| 1987 | | 138 | 1,097 | 871 | 257 |
| 1986 | | 124 | 1,149 | 892 | 253 |
| 1985 | | 146 | 1,030 | 715 | 286 |
| 1984 | | 129 | 1,083 | 758 | 276 |
| 1983 | | 82 | 1,426 | 656 | 300 |
| 1982 | | 31 | 2,909 | 494 | 360 |
| 1981 | | 17 | 4,375 | 242 | 539 |
| 1980 | | 31 | 2,879 | 262 | 533 |
| 1979 | | 29 | 2,940 | 298 | 477 |
| 1978 | | 25 | 3,117 | 290 | 479 |
| 1977 | | 41 | 2,223 | 299 | 466 |
| 1976 | | 41 | 2,104 | 320 | 432 |
| 1975 | | 42 | 2,064 | 350 | 415 |
| 1974 | | 40 | 2,074 | 330 | 436 |
| 1973 | | 26 | 2,694 | 308 | 445 |
| 1972 | | 21 | 3,078 | 209 | 552 |
| 1971 | | 19 | 3,387 | 209 | 560 |
| 1970 | | 19 | 3,327 | 142 | 696 |
| 1969 | | 12 | 4,226 | 84 | 837 |
| 1968 | | 10 | 4,542 | 74 | 844 |
| 1967 | | < 5 | -- | 42 | 1,152 |
| 1966 | | < 5 | -- | 38 | 1,218 |
| 1965 | | 6 | 5,928 | 32 | 1,364 |
| 1964 | | 6 | 6,125 | 29 | 1,466 |
| 1963 | | 6 | 6,005 | 33 | 1,356 |
| 1962 | | 6 | 5,971 | 26 | 1,551 |
| 1961 | | < 5 | -- | 40 | 1,253 |
| 1960 | | < 5 | -- | 33 | 1,387 |
| 1959 | | 5 | 6,422 | 29 | 1,471 |
| 1958 | | 5 | 6,258 | 22 | 1,688 |
| 1957 | | 5 | 6,241 | 31 | 1,416 |
| 1956 | | 5 | 6,106 | 28 | 1,482 |
| 1955 | | 14 | 3,120 | 25 | 1,544 |
| 1954 | | 6 | 5,247 | 19 | 1,771 |
| 1953 | | 9 | 3,996 | 17 | 1,911 |
| 1952 | | 9 | 3,857 | 26 | 1,489 |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | 14 | 2,068 |
| 1950 | | 7 | 4,394 | 14 | 2,042 |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | 24 | 1,515 |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | 25 | 1,464 |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | 17 | 1,863 |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 2,740 |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | 15 | 1,792 |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 16 | 1,752 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,434 |
| 1942 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,562 |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 2,922 |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,192 |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,485 |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,358 |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 2,958 |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 2,919 |
| 1935 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,418 |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,356 |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,338 |
| 1932 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 3,874 |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 3,872 |
| 1930 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,069 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 4,070 |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,889 |
| 1927 | | < 5 | -- | 10 | 2,732 |
| 1926 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,186 |
| 1925 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,198 |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 3,067 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 3,527 |
| 1922 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,305 |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | 13 | 2,405 |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 13 | 2,357 |
| 1919 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 3,167 |
| 1918 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 3,437 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | 9 | 2,777 |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 8 | 2,968 |
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| 1888 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 1,067 |
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