Colby

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Colby

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Colby comes from an English surname meaning “Dark Settlement.”

History:
Colby is another English surname that has been trasnferred for use as a first name.

Pronunciation: coal-bee.

Alternates: Kolby.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.009 % named Colby
0.005 % surnamed Colby

Popularity of Colby:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1970: N/A
1970-1980: 554th most popular.
1980-1990: 291st most popular.
1990: 256th most popular.
1991: 214th most popular.
1992: 207th most popular.
1993: 211th most popular.
1994: 213th most popular.
1995: 216th most popular.
1996: 232nd most popular.
1997: 237th most popular.
1998: 221st most popular.
1999: 226th most popular.
2000: 237th most popular.
2001: 99th most popular.
2002: 125th most popular.
2003: 184th most popular.

Popularity of Kolby:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1990: N/A
1990: 873rd most popular.
1991: 741st most popular.
1992: 734th most popular.
1993: 786th most popular.
1994: 741st most popular.
1995: 652nd most popular.
1996: 693rd most popular.
1997: 642nd most popular.
1998: 556th most popular.
1999: 528th most popular.
2000: 545th most popular.
2001: 357th most popular.
2002: 378th most popular.
2003: 468th most popular.