Unisex name · since 1988
Kolbie
Kolbie has 1,475 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,906 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,475
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kolbie is the #1906 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,475 recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Kolbie recorded 1,475 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #1906 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #5,759 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,906 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,475 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kolbie ranks #5,759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,906 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,475 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,906 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,475
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kolbie's 1,475 recorded births place it above 92.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kolbie compares
1,475 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Kolbie's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kolbie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,475 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kolbie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kolbie's full recorded timeline at 2007, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 102 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kolbie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kolbie popularity over time - boys
432 total births recorded since 1991 (Kolbie as boys' name)
Kolbie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (617 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Kolbie's strongest decade.
617 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Kolbie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 123
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
269 births
- 2010s
2010s
617 births
- 2020s
2020s
454 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 617 births (42% of all-time use).
How Kolbie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kolbie's total volume
Kolbie by state
Where Kolbie concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 154 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 20 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 18 | 1.2% |
| #4 | California | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 7 | 0.5% |
154 of 1,475 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Kolbie appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kolbie's data
- Kolbie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (617 total births) through the 2020s (454) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Kolbies (154 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 Kolbie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Kolbie 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.