Kolbe is a rare variant of Kolby that peaked in 2001 and remains in steady use.
Kolbe is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,939 among boys (80) and #10,526 among girls (9) — overall #3,849 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | 89 | #10,526 | #1,939 |
| 2024 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,929 |
| 2023 | 85 | 85 | — | #1,871 |
| 2022 | 67 | 67 | — | #2,181 |
| 2021 | 71 | 71 | #11,684 | #2,242 |
| 2020 | 64 | 64 | #16,410 | #2,310 |
| 2019 | 65 | 65 | — | #2,182 |
| 2018 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,492 |
| 2017 | 54 | 54 | #12,241 | #2,697 |
| 2016 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,455 |
| 2015 | 69 | 69 | — | #2,063 |
| 2014 | 66 | 66 | #17,964 | #2,221 |
| 2013 | 56 | 56 | #13,959 | #2,505 |
| 2012 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,507 |
| 2011 | 50 | 50 | #14,119 | #2,775 |
| 2010 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,226 |
| 2009 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,336 |
| 2008 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,739 |
| 2007 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,291 |
| 2006 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,955 |
| 2005 | 35 | 35 | — | #2,991 |
| 2004 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 83 | 83 | #17,144 | #1,623 |
| 2002 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,551 |
| 2001 | 110 | 110 | #11,558 | #1,296 |
| 2000 | 68 | 68 | — | #1,695 |
| 1999 | 54 | 54 | — | #1,838 |
| 1998 | 57 | 57 | #15,404 | #1,890 |
| 1997 | 26 | — | — | #2,945 |
| 1996 | 26 | — | — | #2,878 |
| 1995 | 13 | — | — | #4,674 |
| 1994 | 11 | — | — | #5,285 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | — | #4,880 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | — | #7,995 |
| 1991 | 14 | — | — | #4,134 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | — | #5,212 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | — | #5,956 |