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Colby

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What official birth registration shows about Colby: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Colby: Recorded every year since 1996, its highest recorded position is #165, and it stood at #224 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #1958 to #5891.1997200020022024#1958#5891
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2683
1997#1958
1999#1970
2000#3912
2001#2466
2002#2301
2008#3860
2024#5891

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #224 among boys in England and Wales, #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #224 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #165 in Scotland in 2024.

Colby's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#224222HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#222220HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#222219HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#290155HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#333136HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#288159HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#308157HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#414102HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#58165HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#63156HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#48282HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#43892HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#43294HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#51373HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#62654HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#45182HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#53563HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#38605HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#60452HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#66443HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#54354HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#59045HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#59940HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#47950HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#23017HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#41754HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#24666HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#53336HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#62429HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#19708HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#50739HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#95815HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#19588HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#69423HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#26835HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#85317HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#2169HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#2328HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#19211HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#2667HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#2527HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#3145HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3873HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#3294HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#3413HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5775HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#6574HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#7413HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#7133HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#16527HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Colby is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Colby, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2023Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2022Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2025ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#222 in 2023
Northern Ireland2006–202410#192 in 2022
Republic of Ireland2016–20257#577 in 2025
Scotland20241#165 in 2024
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What is known about Colby

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #165 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.