Kolbey
The Story of Kolbey
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Kolbey as a girl name dates back to 1999, when 7 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Kolbey — #11,386 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Kolbeys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2011 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 22 Kolbeys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kolbey as a boy name dates back to 1990, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Kolbey — #5,102 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Kolbeys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 237 Kolbeys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kolbey
Kolbey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 237 births in the dataset. Kolbey's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #5,102. Use the chart and map above to compare Kolbey'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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