Colby

Colby

Primarily a boy's name · 96% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Colby is a gender-neutral given name, meaning "coal town" or "Koli's town".

From Wikipedia

Colby first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 94 babies (rank #432 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Colby

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Colby yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,135

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	17	#862
1997	23	#700
1998	15	#962
1999	39	#509
2000	29	#629
2001	36	#535
2002	54	#420
2003	50	#480
2004	40	#605
2005	45	#593
2006	54	#544
2007	43	#667
2008	52	#606
2009	63	#538
2010	82	#454
2011	54	#627
2012	73	#513
2013	94	#432
2014	92	#438
2015	82	#482
2016	56	#633

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#862

1997

#700

1998

#962

1999

#509

2000

#629

2001

#535

2002

#420

2003

#480

2004

#605

2005

#593

2006

#544

2007

#667

2008

#606

2009

#538

2010

#454

2011

#627

2012

#513

2013

#432

2014

#438

2015

#482

2016

#633

Meaning

Numerology of Colby

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail