How Many People Are Named Colbey?
An estimated 540 people in the United States have the first name Colbey. It is predominantly male (94.9%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Colbey peaked in popularity in 2002 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Colbey 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 Colbey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
540
About 1 in 634,730 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.9% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2002
39 births
Total Registered
551
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Colbey
Colbey is predominantly male (94.9%), though 28 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Colbey as a male name
Ranked #10,990 in 2016
6 male births in 2016
Peak: 2002 (39 births)
Colbey as a female name
Ranked #18,239 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 1993 (8 births)
Colbey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Colbey span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 229 babies were registered. Colbey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Colbey by Decade
How has Colbey 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.
Colbey by State
Colbey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Colbey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Colbey
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Colbey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Colbey?
We estimate approximately 540 people named Colbey 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 634,730 Americans share this first name.
Is Colbey a common name?
Colbey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 551 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Colbey most popular?
Colbey reached peak popularity in 2002, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Colbey is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Colbey a male name?
Colbey is predominantly male. 94.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Colbey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Colbey Smith, Colbey Johnson, Colbey 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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