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Kolby

Boy

Meaning of Kolby: Norse: 'dark settlement'

Kolby is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1068th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1322nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1068

207 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1322

20 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

13,001

First recorded 1968 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 50 babies1983: 56 babies1984: 70 babies1985: 110 babies1986: 105 babies1987: 123 babies1988: 127 babies1989: 147 babies1990: 181 babies19901991: 228 babies1992: 248 babies1993: 223 babies1994: 247 babies1995: 300 babies1996: 284 babies1997: 301 babies1998: 399 babies1999: 459 babies2000: 451 babies20002001: 781 babies2002: 720 babies2003: 572 babies2004: 527 babies2005: 404 babies2006: 357 babies2007: 401 babies2008: 439 babies2009: 402 babies2010: 376 babies20102011: 360 babies2012: 305 babies2013: 351 babies2014: 350 babies2015: 307 babies2016: 257 babies2017: 201 babies2018: 208 babies2019: 178 babies2020: 193 babies20202021: 176 babies2022: 186 babies2023: 213 babies2024: 194 babies2025: 207 babies
US babies named Kolby per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 781.

Gender split

90% boys · 10% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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