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Koby

/ˈkoʊbi/ · 98% boys · 66 born in 2025

Koby has been given to about 6,135 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkoʊbi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,796
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Koby per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 419
  • Born in 202566
  • All time6,135
  • England & Wales, 2025#625 · 60

How popular is Koby?

Its best year was 2000, when 419 babies were given the name, ranking 533rd. The typical living American called Koby is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Koby

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Coby0.95
  2. Kolby0.85
  3. Colby0.81
  4. Toby0.81
  5. Bobby0.78
  6. Robby0.78
  7. Kody0.75
  8. Kory0.75

Middle names for Koby

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

Sibling names for Koby

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.92
  2. Paulinasister · 0.90
  3. Tracebrother · 0.90
  4. Nikolasbrother · 0.89
  5. Niasister · 0.89
  6. Jalenbrother · 0.88

Where Koby is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Koby 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.