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Colby

boy name · Scandinavian origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

“English surname from Old Norse, 'Koli's farm/settlement'”

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Colby peaked in the 2000s.

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