Colby Popularity by Year
Follow Colby across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Colby birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 455 | #615 | Down 32 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 60 | #2,822 | Up 403 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 490 | #583 | Up 24 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 49 | #3,225 | Up 161 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 467 | #607 | Down 7 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 47 | #3,386 | Down 697 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 469 | #600 | Up 51 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 64 | #2,689 | Up 269 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 420 | #651 | Down 33 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 56 | #2,958 | Up 441 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 439 | #618 | Down 6 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 45 | #3,399 | Down 127 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 447 | #612 | Down 15 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 48 | #3,272 | Up 342 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 459 | #597 | Down 13 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 42 | #3,614 | Down 268 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 465 | #584 | Down 55 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 47 | #3,346 | Up 650 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 558 | #529 | Down 73 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 37 | #3,996 | Down 518 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 665 | #456 | Down 29 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 45 | #3,478 | Down 341 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 717 | #427 | Down 27 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 52 | #3,137 | Up 1,199 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 746 | #400 | Down 59 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 33 | #4,336 | Down 972 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 909 | #341 | Down 27 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 48 | #3,364 | Down 375 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 1,026 | #314 | Down 34 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 57 | #2,989 | Down 298 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 1,207 | #280 | Up 5 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 66 | #2,691 | Down 123 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 1,152 | #285 | Down 12 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 72 | #2,568 | Up 62 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 1,256 | #273 | Up 10 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 70 | #2,630 | Up 54 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 1,221 | #283 | Down 11 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 68 | #2,684 | Up 880 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 1,272 | #272 | Down 52 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 44 | #3,564 | Down 595 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 1,603 | #220 | Down 35 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 54 | #2,969 | Down 573 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 2,066 | #185 | Down 4 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 71 | #2,396 | Down 312 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 2,170 | #181 | Down 56 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 85 | #2,084 | Down 520 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 3,118 | #125 | Down 26 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 119 | #1,564 | Down 24 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 3,859 | #99 | Up 135 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 120 | #1,540 | Down 278 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 1,465 | #234 | Down 10 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 155 | #1,262 | Up 47 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 1,507 | #224 | Down 4 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 138 | #1,309 | Up 465 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 1,456 | #220 | Up 9 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 88 | #1,774 | Down 56 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 1,357 | #229 | Down 4 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 90 | #1,718 | Down 167 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 1,344 | #225 | Down 16 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 102 | #1,551 | Down 77 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 1,411 | #209 | Down 9 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 108 | #1,474 | Down 245 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 1,449 | #200 | No rank change |
| 1994 | Girls | 142 | #1,229 | Up 42 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 1,519 | #200 | Down 3 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 134 | #1,271 | Down 133 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 1,574 | #197 | Up 5 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 155 | #1,138 | Up 190 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 1,515 | #202 | Up 43 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 124 | #1,328 | Down 63 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 1,129 | #245 | Up 5 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 129 | #1,265 | Up 149 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 1,032 | #250 | Up 5 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 105 | #1,414 | Down 30 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 922 | #255 | Up 2 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 102 | #1,384 | Down 286 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 870 | #257 | Down 4 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 138 | #1,098 | Up 44 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 891 | #253 | Up 33 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 125 | #1,142 | Down 112 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 715 | #286 | Down 10 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 146 | #1,030 | Up 50 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 759 | #276 | Up 24 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 129 | #1,080 | Up 343 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 656 | #300 | Up 60 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 82 | #1,423 | Up 1,478 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 494 | #360 | Up 179 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 31 | #2,901 | Up 1,443 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 242 | #539 | Down 8 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 17 | #4,344 | Down 1,478 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 262 | #531 | Down 53 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 31 | #2,866 | Up 65 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 298 | #478 | Up 1 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 29 | #2,931 | Up 167 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 289 | #479 | Down 12 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 25 | #3,098 | Down 882 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 298 | #467 | Down 35 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 41 | #2,216 | Down 117 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 320 | #432 | Down 19 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 41 | #2,099 | Down 39 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 350 | #413 | Up 22 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 42 | #2,060 | Up 6 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 330 | #435 | Up 10 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 40 | #2,066 | Up 623 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 309 | #445 | Up 106 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 26 | #2,689 | Up 373 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 209 | #551 | Up 8 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 21 | #3,062 | Up 311 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 209 | #559 | Up 136 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 19 | #3,373 | Down 62 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 142 | #695 | Up 146 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 19 | #3,311 | Up 887 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 83 | #841 | Up 3 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 12 | #4,198 | Up 291 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 74 | #844 | Up 306 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 10 | #4,489 | Up 1,328 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 42 | #1,150 | Up 66 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 38 | #1,216 | Up 144 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 32 | #1,360 | Up 102 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 6 | #5,817 | Up 192 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 29 | #1,462 | Down 108 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 6 | #6,009 | Down 118 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 33 | #1,354 | Up 192 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 6 | #5,891 | Down 31 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 26 | #1,546 | Down 313 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 6 | #5,860 | Up 385 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 41 | #1,233 | Up 167 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 32 | #1,400 | Up 67 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 29 | #1,467 | Up 210 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 5 | #6,245 | Down 142 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 22 | #1,677 | Down 266 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 5 | #6,103 | Down 17 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 31 | #1,411 | Up 69 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 5 | #6,086 | Down 134 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 28 | #1,480 | Up 58 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 5 | #5,952 | Down 2,857 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 25 | #1,538 | Up 224 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 14 | #3,095 | Up 2,053 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 19 | #1,762 | Up 138 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 6 | #5,148 | Down 1,193 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 17 | #1,900 | Down 415 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 9 | #3,955 | Down 159 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 26 | #1,485 | Up 570 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 9 | #3,796 | Up 519 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 14 | #2,055 | Down 36 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 14 | #2,019 | Down 518 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 7 | #4,315 | — |
| 1949 | Boys | 24 | #1,501 | Down 41 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 25 | #1,460 | Up 390 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 17 | #1,850 | Up 840 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 8 | #2,690 | Down 918 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 15 | #1,772 | Down 34 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 16 | #1,738 | Up 667 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 10 | #2,405 | Up 118 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 9 | #2,523 | Up 349 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 7 | #2,872 | Up 258 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 6 | #3,130 | Down 681 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 9 | #2,449 | Down 123 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 10 | #2,326 | Up 579 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 7 | #2,905 | Down 51 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 7 | #2,854 | Down 458 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 10 | #2,396 | Up 881 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 6 | #3,277 | Down 9 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 6 | #3,268 | Up 508 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 5 | #3,776 | Down 13 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 5 | #3,763 | Down 741 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 8 | #3,022 | Up 937 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 5 | #3,959 | Down 1,116 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 9 | #2,843 | Down 140 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 10 | #2,703 | Up 436 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 8 | #3,139 | Up 16 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 8 | #3,155 | Down 132 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 9 | #3,023 | Up 444 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 7 | #3,467 | Down 215 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 8 | #3,252 | Down 876 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 13 | #2,376 | Down 40 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 13 | #2,336 | Up 779 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 8 | #3,115 | Up 253 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 7 | #3,368 | Down 636 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 9 | #2,732 | Up 194 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 8 | #2,926 | Down 1,895 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 5 | #1,031 | — |