Boy name Old English origin

Colby

KOHL-bee · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Coal town or dark settlement
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
English · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#582
2024 births489
Peak year2001
First appeared1888
Total US births53,512
2001 peak18881922195619902024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Cole
Alternate spellings
ColbieKolby

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Colby Covington
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