Kolbe
Kolbe was the 1939th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1296th with 102 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 124 places. More babies were named Kolbe in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,939 boys, up 371 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 80boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001102 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,892babies recorded
Kolbe popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 67 since 1998, 9 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,939 | 80 |
| 2020 | #2,310 | 59 |
| 2010 | #2,226 | 59 |
| 2000 | #1,695 | 68 |
| 1990 | #5,212 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kolbe, counting every spelling?
Kolbe has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Kolbe?
80 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kolbe (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kolbe 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 105 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kolbe.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kolbe?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Kolbe are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 24. That makes Kolbe mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kolbe by state
How common Kolbe was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Kolbe
How popular is the name Kolbe?
Kolbe was the 1939th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 80 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1296th with 102 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 124 places. More babies were named Kolbe in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Kolbe a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Kolbe in the US.
Where is Kolbe most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kolbe was most common in Kansas (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and Ohio.