Boys' name · since 2007
Kolben
Kolben has 47 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 47
- total births
- 2007–2012
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
Kolben sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 47 recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kolben has been recorded 47 times among boys since 2007, 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 2007 to 2012.
- 47 total births
- 2007–2012 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kolben's 47 recorded births place it above 50% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kolben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kolben's full recorded timeline at 2010, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kolben popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2012
- Peak year (2007)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Kolben by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Kolben's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Kolben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Kolben's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2010s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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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, 2007–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kolben: Baby Name Since 2007 - 47 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kolben. 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 Kolben 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.