boy's name

Cobey

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,011

Scotland

#791

2015 births

Cobey is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2001, when 50 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1972.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Cobey over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

280
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Cobey by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 70
1980s 30
1990s 170
2000s 280
2010s 104
2020s (to 2024) 28

How popular is Cobey?

In 2024, Cobey was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Cobey is used

Scotland #791 3 in 2015
England & Wales #4,828 4 in 2025
United States #8,684 9 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Cobey

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Cobey also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cobey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Cobey

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cobey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Cobey

How popular is the name Cobey?

In 2024, Cobey was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Cobey a girl's or a boy's name?

Cobey is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Cobey?

Cobey has 2 syllables.

When was Cobey most popular?

Cobey peaked in 2001, when 50 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Cobey a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cobey currently ranks #4,828 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.