How Many People Are Named Colbert?
An estimated 446 people in the United States have the first name Colbert. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Colbert peaked in popularity in 1931 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Colbert as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Colbert paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
446
About 1 in 768,507 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1931
19 births
Total Registered
839
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Colbert
Colbert is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 839 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Colbert as a male name
Ranked #11,055 in 2012
6 male births in 2012
Peak: 1931 (19 births)
Colbert: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Colbert span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 121 babies were registered. Colbert has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Colbert by Decade
How has Colbert tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Colbert + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Colbert as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Colbert
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Colbert: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Colbert?
We estimate approximately 446 people named Colbert are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 768,507 Americans share this first name.
Is Colbert a common name?
Colbert is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 839 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Colbert most popular?
Colbert reached peak popularity in 1931, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Colbert is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Colbert a male name?
Colbert is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Colbert Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Colbert Smith, Colbert Johnson, Colbert Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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