boy's name
Coby
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 14,009
Northern Ireland
#257
2024 births
Coby is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 84 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2001, when 522 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 39,470 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1941.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Coby over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 42 |
| 1950s | 123 |
| 1960s | 300 |
| 1970s | 1,059 |
| 1980s | 959 |
| 1990s | 1,961 |
| 2000s | 3,289 |
| 2010s | 1,422 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 710 |
How popular is Coby?
In 2025, Coby was given to 84 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Coby is used
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 Coby
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Coby also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Coby over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Coby
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Coby — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Coby
How popular is the name Coby?
In 2025, Coby was given to 84 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Coby a girl's or a boy's name?
Coby is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Coby?
Coby has 2 syllables.
When was Coby most popular?
Coby peaked in 2001, when 522 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Coby a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Coby currently ranks #257 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.