Boy
Colby
Rooted in Old English, Colby is a boy's name that means "Old English place name". It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2000s. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
Old EnglishOld English place name
Etymology"Dark farm" or "Kolbein's farm"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
32
1920s
90
1930s
73
1940s
137
1950s
290
1960s
477
1970s
3,059
1980s
7,747
1990s
15,468
2000s
20,033
2010s
6,664
Peaked in the 2000s · 54,070 total U.S. births since 1900