girls:
1.3k births since 1988
#4426 (23rd percentile)
boys:
420 births since 1991
#4166 (9th percentile)
overall:
1.7k births since 1988
#6033 (22nd percentile)
The name Kolbie is the #6,033 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,717 recorded births since 1988. This represents the 22.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 22.0% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,426 (22.5% percentile) for all time with 1,297 births since 1988. For boys, it ranks #4,166 (9.1% percentile) for all time with 420 births since 1991.
Kolbie first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1988 (1988 for girls and 1991 for boys). Birth data for Kolbie is available in 35 out of the 36 years between 1988 and 2023 (35 years for girls and 30 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Kolbie has been given predominantly to girls, with 75.5% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 92.6% of babies named Kolbie were girls.
For girls, Kolbie reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 8.3% percentile (ranked #862) with 47 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 47 births per million (ranked 8.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Kolbie ranks #877 for girls (7.4% percentile) with 43 births per million, which is 91.3% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Kolbie reached its peak popularity in 2001, achieving the 2.4% percentile (ranked #805) with 12 births per million. The name was most common in 2001, with 12 births per million (ranked 2.4% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2017, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Kolbie ranks #910 for boys (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 27.1% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kolbie".
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