Unisex name · since 1979

Colley

Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Colley, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#29,620 of 45,481
all-time among boys
18
born since 1979
1980s
peak decade

Colley is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 18 have been recorded since 1979.

Colley has 18 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1986.

  • #29,620 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 18 born since 1979
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colley ranks #29,620 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.

#29,620 of 45,481
all-time among boys
18
born since 1979
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Colley's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Colley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Colley's full recorded timeline at 1981, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Colley popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1986

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
456789 197919811986 5

Colley popularity over time - girls

6 total births recorded since 2025 (Colley as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 6 births
6 2025 6

Colley by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 56% of the file).

1980s was Colley's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Colley births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colley? ▼
18 babies have been named Colley since 1979. All-time, it sits at #29,620 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
Where does Colley sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Colley ranks #29,620 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Colley most popular? ▼
Colley was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Is Colley a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Colley is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 18 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Colley been used? ▼
Colley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 8 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Colley? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Colley

Nearby Names Like Colley

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Colley

Cole Boy
#182 154,093 births
Colton Boy
#103 151,965 births
Colin Boy
#343 133,706 births
Collin Boy
#493 81,437 births
Colby Boy
#615 53,971 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Colley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1979–1986 (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 Colley 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.