Unisex name · since 1990
Kolbey
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 243 babies named Kolbey, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,845 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,113 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 243
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kolbey currently ranks #11113 among unisex names in America, with 243 babies recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kolbey has been recorded 243 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #11113 nationally and more common than 20% of boys, 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 1990 to 2025.
- #11,845 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,113 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 243 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kolbey ranks #11,845 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,113 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 243 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,845 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,113 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 243
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kolbey's 243 recorded births place it above 73.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Kolbey compares
243 41st percentile among 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
Kolbey's all-time total is 34% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kolbey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 243 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kolbey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kolbey's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kolbey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Kolbey popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1999 (Kolbey as girls' name)
Kolbey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (116 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Kolbey's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Kolbey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
77 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 116 births (48% of all-time use).
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What to do with Kolbey's data
- Kolbey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kolbey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Kolbey 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.