Coby

“Variant of Jacob — Supplanter, or holder of the heel” — Hebrew, via Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #1867 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Coby has appeared in US records since 1941 — best rank #462 (2001) · 9,484 babies named Coby all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,700 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 2,400 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Cobys

Coby Bell — American actor and producer
Coby White — American basketball player
Coby Miller — athletics competitor
Coby Karl — American basketball player and coach (born 1983)
Coby Dietrick — American basketball player

In stories & tradition

Coby — Amorous

What Cobys become

Among 58 notable people named Coby:

Athletes appear 2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Coby White, American basketball player.

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