Coleby
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOHL-bee
- Origin
- English
Coleby is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “farm of Koli”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Coleby mean?
English: variant of Colby, an English place name from Old Norse Koli's by 'farm'
“farm of Koli”
Variant of Colby; Coleby is also the name of villages in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
Is Coleby a girl's or a boy's name?
Coleby is a boys' name.
How popular is Coleby in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 7 boys.
Coleby in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Coleby in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the boys named Coleby in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Coleby in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
Names like Coleby
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cody Brody Riley Bailey Colby Coby Kody Caelan Cooper Casey Corey Harley
Names related to Coleby
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Oakley Mason Ruby Hallie Hazel Carter
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Coleby: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/coleby, updated 20 October 2026.