Colyer is a variant of Collier. One English interpretation is “a coal miner.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Colyer is a variant of Collier. An origin associated with Collier is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Colyer through the years
Babies since 1880
19
19 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2004
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Colyer in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2001–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,890 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.