Boys' name · since 1984
Coleby
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 225 babies named Coleby, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,255 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 225
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Coleby sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 225 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coleby has been recorded 225 times among boys since 1984, 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 1984 to 2010.
- #12,255 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 225 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Coleby ranks #12,255 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 225 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,255 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 225
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Coleby's 225 recorded births place it above 73.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Coleby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Coleby's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Coleby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2010
- Peak year (2001)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Coleby by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (101 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Coleby's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Coleby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 101 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Coleby's decade-level peak was the 2000s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 6 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 Coleby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 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, 1984–2010 (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 Coleby 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.