Colbie
Colbie Marie Caillat is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to fame on the social networking website Myspace in 2005.
Meaning & Origin of Colbie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Colbie Marie Caillat is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to fame on the social networking website Myspace in 2005.
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The Story of Colbie
As a girl name
Colbie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1983, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 232 Colbies were born — ranking #1,068 that year. As of 2026, Colbie ranks #1,068 for girls with 232 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Colbies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Colbie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 28 Colbies were born — ranking #3,708 that year. As of 2026, Colbie ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 373 Colbies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Colbie
Colbie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Colbie's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,068. Use the chart and map above to compare Colbie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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