Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Colbie

Meaning A male given name, variant of Colby Gender Unisex · 91% girls Rank 2025 #881 Trend ↑ Rising 46%

A male given name, variant of Colby.

Rank 2025
#881
among girls · ↑226 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
310
named Colbie · +37% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,305
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
310 babies
All-time total
4,099
#3,127 all-time among girls
First recorded
1983
in Social Security records

Colbie popularity over time

4,099 babies have been named Colbie since 1983, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 56 5 61 6 – #5,121
1990s 151 100 251 25 +311% #3,822
2000s 427 135 562 56 +124% #1,446
2010s 1,726 105 1,831 183 +226% #1,288
2020s (to 2025) 1,359 35 1,394 232 +27% #881

Where Colbie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 326 0.20 outside top 500
2027 347 0.22 outside top 500
2028 365 0.23 outside top 500
2029 382 0.24 outside top 500
2030 396 0.25 outside top 500

Where Colbie is most popular

Girls named Colbie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.142 per 1,000. Strongest in Iowa, Minnesota, and Connecticut.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Colbie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Iowa 20 0.342 +141%
Minnesota 36 0.334 +135%
Connecticut 18 0.309 +118%
Ohio 55 0.232 +63%
Missouri 27 0.224 +58%
Colorado 25 0.224 +58%
Alabama 21 0.224 +57%
Indiana 30 0.214 +50%
Wisconsin 22 0.214 +50%
Kansas 12 0.208 +46%
Pennsylvania 48 0.203 +43%
Utah 16 0.192 +35%
Washington 26 0.180 +27%
Oklahoma 13 0.177 +24%
Tennessee 26 0.164 +15%
North Carolina 37 0.163 +14%
Maryland 17 0.160 +13%
Idaho 5 0.149 +5%
Virginia 24 0.141 ≈ national
Massachusetts 17 0.141 ≈ national
Nebraska 5 0.139 ≈ national
Texas 109 0.136 -5%
Florida 56 0.131 -8%
Illinois 23 0.100 -29%
New Jersey 18 0.100 -30%
Michigan 18 0.099 -30%
California 83 0.099 -31%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -33%
Georgia 21 0.092 -35%
Oregon 5 0.077 -46%
Arizona 10 0.071 -50%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -59%
New York 20 0.051 -64%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Colbie

Colbie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #881 in 2025 with 303 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1983, 4,099 American babies have been named Colbie, about 91% girls and 9% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 310 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Colbie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Colbie?

The median living Colbie is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 4,100 people named Colbie are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Colbie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 303 #881 7 #9,904
2024 221 #1,107 6 #11,202
2023 225 #1,095 8 #9,078
2022 229 #1,091 8 #9,154
2021 175 #1,294 – –
2020 206 #1,149 6 #10,867
2019 172 #1,327 11 #7,266
2018 153 #1,444 8 #8,987
2017 172 #1,350 – –
2016 187 #1,288 7 #9,862
2015 175 #1,356 14 #6,057
2014 171 #1,363 7 #9,841
2013 174 #1,339 6 #11,005
2012 180 #1,307 14 #6,053
2011 179 #1,317 10 #7,608
2010 163 #1,409 28 #3,730
2009 132 #1,688 19 #4,956
2008 163 #1,446 16 #5,535
2007 31 #4,715 10 #7,700
2006 5 #17,727 10 #7,529
2005 15 #7,595 12 #6,296
2004 6 #14,564 6 #10,199
2003 16 #6,957 15 #5,079
2002 18 #6,198 15 #4,947
2001 16 #6,688 14 #5,175
2000 25 #4,682 18 #4,241
1995 16 #5,729 6 #7,970
1990 9 #8,630 7 #6,536
1985 14 #5,121 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Colbie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Colbie Caillat Colbie Caillat American singer-songwriter (born 1985) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Colbie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Colbie?

The median living Colbie is about 9 years old. Half of all living Colbies are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Colbie are alive today?

An estimated 4,100 people named Colbie are alive in the United States, based on 4,099 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Colbie mean?

A male given name, variant of Colby.

How popular is the name Colbie in 2025?

Colbie ranked #881 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 303 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Colbie?

4,099 babies have been named Colbie in the United States since 1983, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Colbie most popular?

Colbie peaked in 2025, when 310 newborns received the name.

Is Colbie a boy or girl name?

Colbie is used for both: about 91% of babies named Colbie have been girls and 9% boys.

Is the name Colbie rising or falling?

Colbie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Colbie become more popular?

Colbie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 396 girls named Colbie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Colbie?

Well-known people named Colbie include Colbie Caillat (musician).

Names like Colbie

Names that sound and feel close to Colbie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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