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Kolby

Kolby: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“coal settlement”
Origin
Scandinavian
Say it
KOHL-bee · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (90% of all uses)

Variant spelling of Colby, from a Norse-derived English surname and place name combining elements for 'coal' and 'farm or settlement.' The K-spelling is modern.

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How popular is Kolby?

202458.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Kolby in 2024193

2024 rank#1,268 boys

Peak year2001

Total US babies since 188012,792

Kolby is fading: recent use is about 61% of its level ten years before.

Names like Kolby

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Colbydark farm · Old Norse
  • Colbiefrom the dark farm · English
  • Axelfather of peace · Scandinavian
  • Jensenson of Jens · Scandinavian
  • Ericketernal ruler · Scandinavian
  • Boto live; dwelling · Scandinavian
  • Gunnerbold warrior · Scandinavian
  • JohanGod is gracious · Scandinavian

Kolby questions

What does the name Kolby mean?

Kolby means "coal settlement". It comes from Scandinavian. Variant spelling of Colby, from a Norse-derived English surname and place name combining elements for 'coal' and 'farm or settlement.' The K-spelling is modern.

Is Kolby a boy or girl name?

Kolby is mainly a boy's name in US records (90% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kolby?

193 US babies were named Kolby in 2024. Its peak year was 2001.

How do you pronounce Kolby?

Kolby is usually pronounced KOHL-bee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.