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Kolbe
OriginMedieval German
Meaning"club"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#10526
Boys#1939
10% girls · 90% boys
About Kolbe
A saintly surname that is used steadily for boys and occasionally for girls, mainly by Catholic parents. The Polish Franciscan priest St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe offered himself in place of another who was sentenced to death in Auschwitz, and was canonized for his martyrdom.
Kolbe is also given to girls, where it ranks #10526 in the US.
Pronounced KOHL-buh.
As of October 2026, Kolbe ranked #10526 for girls and #1939 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1296 for boys in 2001.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,221 | 61 | 31.8 |
| 2015 | #2,063 | 69 | 36 |
| 2016 | #2,455 | 52 | 27.4 |
| 2017 | #2,697 | 46 | 24.9 |
| 2018 | #2,492 | 52 | 28.6 |
| 2019 | #2,181 | 65 | 36.2 |
| 2020 | #2,309 | 59 | 34.2 |
| 2021 | #2,239 | 63 | 36 |
| 2022 | #2,206 | 66 | 37.8 |
| 2023 | #1,871 | 85 | 49.7 |
| 2024 | #1,938 | 81 | 47 |
| 2025 | #1,939 | 80 | 46.8 |
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