Is Colbert a boy or girl name?

Colbert is a boy’s name. Of the 839 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Colbert

Recorded 1886–2012 · United States

Colbert was most popular in 1931, when 19 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,193 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 839 people named Colbert.

Colbert over time

Births per year. The dot marks Colbert’s peak in 1931. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Colbert a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Colbert is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 839 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org