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Coby

/ˈkoʊbi/ · 96% boys · 84 born in 2025

Coby has been given to about 9,865 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkoʊbi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 9,205
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Coby per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 522
  • Born in 202584
  • All time9,865
  • England & Wales, 2025#369 · 114

How popular is Coby?

Its best year was 2001, when 522 babies were given the name, ranking 462nd. The typical living American called Coby is about 25 years old today. It is relatively most common in Colorado, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Coby

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Koby0.95
  2. Colby0.85
  3. Toby0.81
  4. Kolby0.81
  5. Bobby0.78
  6. Robby0.78
  7. Cody0.75
  8. Cory0.75

Middle names for Coby

Ranked by flow score
  1. Coby Paul0.77
  2. Coby Lee0.77
  3. Coby Dean0.76
  4. Coby Blake0.76
  5. Coby Bryce0.76
  6. Coby Wade0.76

Sibling names for Coby

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.93
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.93
  3. Hallesister · 0.93
  4. Tracebrother · 0.92
  5. Daliasister · 0.92
  6. Ahmadbrother · 0.92

Where Coby is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Colorado0.01%
  2. Georgia0.01%
  3. New York0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Coby Anderson0.77
  2. Coby White0.72
  3. Coby Reyes0.72
  4. Coby Nguyen0.72
  5. Coby Lee0.72
  6. Coby Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Coby

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Coby across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.