boy's name

Colbert

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 1,439

Colbert is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2012 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1931, when 19 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1886.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Colbert over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.

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Births named Colbert by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 5
1890s 5
1900s 11
1910s 82
1920s 98
1930s 121
1940s 107
1950s 115
1960s 67
1970s 67
1980s 55
1990s 66
2000s 34
2010s (to 2012) 6

How popular is Colbert?

In 2012, Colbert was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Colbert is used

France #1,440 5 in 1967
United States #10,973 6 in 2012

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Colbert

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Colbert also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Colbert over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Colbert

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Colbert — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Colbert

How popular is the name Colbert?

In 2012, Colbert was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Colbert a girl's or a boy's name?

Colbert is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Colbert?

Colbert has 2 syllables.

When was Colbert most popular?

Colbert peaked in 1931, when 19 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.