Is Kolbe a boy or girl name?

Kolbe is a boy’s name. Of the 1,892 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 3.5% were girls and 96.5% were boys.

Kolbe

Recorded 1989–2025 · United States

Kolbe was most popular in 2001, when 110 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,846 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,832, with 89 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,892 people named Kolbe.

Kolbe over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kolbe’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kolbe a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kolbe is a boy’s name — 3.5% of the 1,892 Americans given it were girls and 96.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Kolbe

Where Kolbe is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 5.2×

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