Unisex name · since 1985
Colbi
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 600 babies named Colbi, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9780
- among girls today
- 600
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
600 babies have been named Colbi since 1985, making it today's #9780 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Colbi recorded 600 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #9780 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #9780 among girls today
- 600 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
- 45% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Colbi is currently the #9780 unisex name in America, more common than 45% of girls - 600 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9780
- among girls today
- 600
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
Colbi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
More common than 45% of names given to girls today.
27% of everyone ever named Colbi was born in this single decade.
29 babies were named Colbi in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Colbi compares
600 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Colbi's all-time total is 57% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Colbi | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 600 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 48 | 19,840 |
Colbi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Colbi's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Colbi at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Colbi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Currently ranks #9780 among girls.
600 total births across 41 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 29 births in a single year.
Colbi popularity over time - boys
69 total births recorded since 1993 (Colbi as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Colbi accounts for 10% of total recorded use across both genders.
Colbi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Colbi's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Colbi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 56
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
142 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 163 births (27% of all-time use).
Colbi decade highlights
- Peak decade 163 births
- Runner-up 142 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Colbi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Colbi's total volume
Colbi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Colbi by state
Where Colbi concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 3.5% |
21 of 600 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 3.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 3.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Colbi's data
- Colbi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (163 total births) through the 2020s (109) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Colbis (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Colbi: #9780 Unisex Name - 600 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/colbi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Colbi 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 July 2026.
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