Colby vs Umair
Colby and Umaircompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Colby was ranked #224 and Umair #1406 among boys in England and Wales.
Colby and Umair over time
Colby and Umair appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Colby held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Umair in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Umair reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Colby in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Colby and Umair were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #224 and #1406.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Colby held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Umair in 10.
Highest recorded here: Colby #222 in 2023, Umair #417 in 2002.
The order changed in 2009: Colby moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #604 and #550; by 2009 that had become #535 and #641.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Colby #224, Umair #1406.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Colby | Umair |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #224 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1406 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Colby and Umair both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Colby
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #224 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Umair
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #588 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #417 among boys in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1406 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys