Colbie
Colbie was the 881st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 303 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 475 places. More babies were named Colbie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Koli's farm or charcoal farm (via Colby) · Scandinavian, English
Say it KOHL-bee /ˈkoʊlbi/
- Rank in 2025
- #881 girls, up 268 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 303girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025303 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,099babies recorded
What does the name Colbie mean?
Colbie is a spelling of Colby, as Wiktionary notes; for girls it was made familiar by the American singer Colbie Caillat. Colby is an English place name and surname of Norse origin. Wiktionary explains it as the Old Norse personal name Koli, or kol, "charcoal", plus byr, "farm, settlement". Wiktionary lists villages called Colby in Norfolk, Cumbria and the Isle of Man.
Koli (Old Norse, “personal name”)kol (Old Norse, “charcoal”)býr (Old Norse, “farm, settlement”)
How sure is this? Probable. The first element of Colby may be a personal name or the word for charcoal.
See also: Scandinavian names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Colbie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Colby', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Colbie Caillat', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Colbie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 380 since 1986, 7 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #881 | 303 |
| 2020 | #1,149 | 206 |
| 2010 | #1,409 | 163 |
| 2000 | #4,682 | 25 |
| 1990 | #8,630 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Colbie, counting every spelling?
Colbie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #607 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #881 for Colbie on its own. Together these spellings went to 484 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colbie | 303 | #881 | 1,153 |
| Kolbie | 102 | #1,905 | 371 |
| Kolbi | 42 | #3,617 | 149 |
| Colbi | 29 | #4,681 | 92 |
| Kolbee | — | — | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Colbie?
303 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Colbie (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Colbie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 28 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Colbie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Colbie?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Colbie are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Colbie a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Colbie by state
How common Colbie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Iowa (2.4×), Minnesota (2.4×), Ohio (1.6×), Alabama (1.6×), Colorado (1.6×). In 18 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Colbie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Colbie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Colbie · Sibling names for Colbie
Questions about the name Colbie
What does Colbie mean?
Colbie means “Koli's farm or charcoal farm (via Colby)” (Scandinavian, English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Colbie?
Colbie was the 881st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 303 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 475 places. More babies were named Colbie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Colbie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Colbie in the US.
Where is Colbie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Colbie was most common in Iowa (0.34 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Connecticut.