Koby

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

Boy's name · #2167 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Koby has appeared in US records since 1958 — best rank #531 (2000) · 6,038 babies named Koby all-time · 1 in 25,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,300 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 4,000 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 4,500 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kobys

Koby Brea — Dominican-American basketball player
Koby Altman — American basketball executive
Koby Arthur — Ghanaian footballer
Koby Israelite — Israeli musician
Koby Maxwell — Ghanaian record producer

In stories & tradition

Koby — One Piece · One Piece Film: Red

What Kobys become

Among 27 notable people named Koby:

Athletes appear 2.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Koby Brea, Dominican-American basketball player.

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