Boys' name · since 1989
Kolbe
1,825 babies named Kolbe in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,494 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,939 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,825
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kolbe is the #1939 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,825 recorded since 1989.
Kolbe has 1,825 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1939 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #3,494 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,939 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,825 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kolbe ranks #3,494 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,939 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,825 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,494 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,939 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,825
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kolbe's 1,825 recorded births place it above 92.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kolbe compares
1,825 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kolbe's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kolbe | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,825 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kolbe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kolbe's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 102, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kolbe popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Kolbe popularity over time - girls
67 total births recorded since 1998 (Kolbe as girls' name)
Kolbe by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (611 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Kolbe's strongest decade.
611 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kolbe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 224
1990s
224 births
- 2000s
2000s
611 births
- 2010s
2010s
546 births
- 2020s
2020s
436 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 611 births (33% of all-time use).
How Kolbe compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kolbe's total volume
Kolbe by state
Where Kolbe concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 139 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 30 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Kansas | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.8% |
139 of 1,825 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Kolbe appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kolbe's data
- Kolbe's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (611 total births) through the 2020s (436) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kolbes (139 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kolbe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Kolbe 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.