Gender
Origin
- English
- From the dark village
Dark-skinned or from a coal town
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Pronunciation
c(o)-lby, col-by
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #99, 3,859 births); most recent 2025 (rank #615, 455 births)
- Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #1261, 155 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2822, 60 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 455 | 60 |
| 2024 | 489 | 49 |
| 2023 | 467 | 47 |
| 2022 | 468 | 64 |
| 2021 | 420 | 55 |
| 2020 | 439 | 45 |
| 2019 | 447 | 48 |
| 2018 | 459 | 42 |
| 2017 | 465 | 47 |
| 2016 | 556 | 37 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #224, 222 births)
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #1970, 8 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 222 | – |
| 2024 | 220 | 3 |
| 2023 | 219 | – |
| 2022 | 155 | – |
| 2021 | 136 | – |
| 2020 | 159 | – |
| 2019 | 157 | – |
| 2018 | 102 | – |
| 2017 | 65 | – |
| 2016 | 56 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #165, 27 births); most recent 2025 (rank #278, 13 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #527, 4 births); most recent 2003 (rank #667, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | – |
| 2024 | 27 | – |
| 2023 | 24 | – |
| 2022 | 26 | – |
| 2021 | 13 | – |
| 2020 | 20 | – |
| 2019 | 17 | – |
| 2018 | 16 | – |
| 2017 | 12 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #192, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #199, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2002 (rank #59, 69 births); most recent 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1989 (rank #525, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | 12 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | – |
| 2014 | 15 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence