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Kolby Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Kolby?

The uncommon name Kolby was the 1,078th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Kolby, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #359 in 2001 with 739 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Kolby was less than 5, most recently in 1970.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Kolby occurred roughly during the years 1970-1974, 1977-1991, and 1992-2001, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2013-2017.

Where is the name Kolby popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

Kolby's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Kolby for their newborn has dropped.

The name Kolby is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Kolby (Girl)Kolby (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 26 5,039 181 1,078
2017 35 4,169 164 1,151
2016 38 3,949 217 953
2015 35 4,185 272 827
2014 50 3,254 300 775
2013 47 3,383 304 749
2012 18 7,011 285 792
2011 35 4,191 325 705
2010 32 4,539 343 685
2009 31 4,747 371 661
2008 38 4,133 400 619
2007 23 6,001 378 643
2006 16 7,687 341 668
2005 17 7,005 387 585
2004 30 4,551 497 493
2003 29 4,471 543 464
2002 44 3,219 676 384
2001 42 3,281 739 359
2000 55 2,689 396 542
1999 52 2,688 407 521
1998 38 3,262 361 550
1997 27 4,074 274 629
1996 40 2,991 244 675
1995 33 3,395 267 634
1994 32 3,487 215 713
1993 32 3,468 191 756
1992 36 3,175 212 706
1991 23 4,412 205 708
1990 26 3,957 155 819
1989 28 3,614 119 935
1988 19 4,571 108 922
1987 17 4,771 112 887
1986 22 3,822 83 1,019
1985 20 4,055 90 965
1984 20 3,921 50 1,336
1983 5 11,111 51 1,301
1982 < 5 -- 50 1,329
1981 < 5 -- 20 2,457
1980 < 5 -- 35 1,679
1979 7 8,483 24 2,130
1978 6 9,088 21 2,249
1977 < 5 -- 19 2,416
1976 < 5 -- 20 2,294
1975 < 5 -- 18 2,408
1974 < 5 -- 20 2,170
1973 < 5 -- 15 2,560
1972 < 5 -- 12 2,915
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.