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“Variant of Jacob — Supplanter, or holder of the heel” — Hebrew, via Greek and Latin origin
Boy's name · #1874 in the US (2025) · 2000s
Coby's best rank, #462, came in 2001; it has settled back to #1874 today. Roughly 9,500 boys have been named Coby since 1941. Together with its spelling variants Koby (#2174) and Kobi (#2341), Coby would rank around #1051 with about 210 births last year — the newborns split about 40/32/28 across Coby, Koby, and Kobi.
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.
Among 58 notable people named Coby:
Sports figures appear 2× more often than among typical names — e.g. Coby White, American basketball player.
Similar names: Koby · Maximillian · Kobe · Robbie · Davion · Toby
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