Recorded 1998–2015 Unisex name Peak 2001 113 births

Colbe — boys' name

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.

1990s182000s842010s11
2000s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Colbe was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

21 babies were named Colbe in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Colbe

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Colbe between 1998 and 2015, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Colbe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 21 babies received it in a single year. Colbe is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2001.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Colbe performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Colbe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Colbe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 113 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Colbe at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

113

Since 1998

18 years of records

Peak year

2001

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1998

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2015

Colbe popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1998

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2001)
21
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
0510152025 2015200920072004200220001998 11

Colbe popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2001 (Colbe as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2001 6

Colbe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
84 births that decade — 74% of Colbe's all-time total
1990s182000s842010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colbe?
113 babies have been named Colbe since 1998. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2001 with 21 births.
When was Colbe most popular?
Colbe was most popular in the 2000s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Is Colbe a unisex name?
Yes, Colbe is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 113 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Colbe been used?
Colbe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 18 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Colbe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cole, Colton, Colin, Collin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.