Is Colbey a boy or girl name?

Colbey is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 551 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.1% were girls and 94.9% were boys.

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Colbey

Recorded 1983–2016 · United States

Colbey was most popular in 2002, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,844 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 551 people named Colbey.

Colbey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Colbey’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Colbey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Colbey is mostly a boy’s name — 5.1% of the 551 Americans given it were girls and 94.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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