Meaning 
The name Colby has the following meaning: From the coal town. Place name - "The dark farmstead". It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Pronunciation  The name Colby is pronounced as koll-bee
Origins 
Related names  The following names are baby names related to Colby and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Colby: Boys - Bradley, Braxton, Bronson, Buck, Clifton, Colt, Colton, Demarcus, Demarion, Derek, Duke, Erwin, Heath, Hilton, Hudson, Keyon, Kip, Leonel, Lester, Manley, Matthias, Girls - Billye, Dimple, Enola, Fairy, Jaylyn, Jenny, Jolene, Josie, Keyla, Laisha, Loriann, Mammie, Marylee, Mertie, Myrl, Pink, Toni, Yareli, Both genders - Arlie, Avery, Brandon, Dakota, Faren, Faron, Merle, Robert, Stacey, Sunny, Tanner
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Colby: Coalbea, Coalbeah, Coalbee, Coalbey, Coalbi, Coalbie, Coalby, Colbea, Colbeah, Colbee, Colbey, Colbi, Colbie, Collby, Koalbea, Koalbeah, Koalbee, Koalbey, Koalbi, Koalbie, Koalby, Kolbea, Kolbeah, Kolbee, Kolbey, Kolbi, Kolbie, Kolby (English), KollbyNicknames  Common nicknames for the name Colby are: Cole
Style 
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Colby to be: A strong charactered personIn one word, you might describe Colby as a(n) " strong" person. See other "strong" names for boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Colby is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 177 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Colby fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 11 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 284 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Colby in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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