Recorded 1911–2020 Unisex name Peak 1912 567 births

Colie — boys' name

567 babies named Colie in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1912. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1561920s981930s911940s941950s531960s181970s211980s191990s122020s5
1910s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Colie was born in this single decade.

1912
Single peak year

23 babies were named Colie in 1912 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Colie

The Social Security Administration has registered 567 babies named Colie between 1911 and 2020, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Colie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1912, when 23 babies received it in a single year. Colie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 101 additional births since 1912.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Colie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Colie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 256 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Colie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Colie 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 567 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.

Colie at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

567

Since 1911

110 years of records

Peak year

1912

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1911

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2020

Colie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1911

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1912)
23
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
0510152025 202019751954194619391932192419171911 16

Colie popularity over time — girls

101 total births recorded since 1912 (Colie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 101 births
010203040 201320112010200920082007191819151912 5

Colie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
156 births that decade — 28% of Colie's all-time total
1910s1561920s981930s911940s941950s531960s181970s211980s191990s122020s5

Colie by state

Where Colie concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Colie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
256 45.1%
South Carolina share of Colie's total US births 45.1%

256 of 567 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colie?
567 babies have been named Colie since 1911. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1912 with 23 births.
When was Colie most popular?
Colie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1912.
Where is Colie most popular?
The top states for the name Colie are South Carolina (256 births).
Is Colie a unisex name?
Yes, Colie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 567 births, and as a girl's name it has 101 births.
How long has the name Colie been used?
Colie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 110 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Colie?
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, 1911–2020 (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.