Unisex name · since 1998
Colbe
113 babies named Colbe in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,589 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 113
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
113 boys have been named Colbe since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colbe has been recorded 113 times among boys since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2015.
- #16,589 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 113 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colbe ranks #16,589 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 113 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,589 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 113
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Colbe's 113 recorded births place it above 63.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Colbe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Colbe's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Colbe popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2015
- Peak year (2001)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Colbe popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2001 (Colbe as girls' name)
Colbe by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (84 births, 74% of the file).
2000s was Colbe's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Colbe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 84 births (74% of all-time use).
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- Colbe's decade-level peak was the 2000s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Colbe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Colbe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.