Coby

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A few things about Coby you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Coby

Coby Bell

American actor and producer

Choose Coby and your child shares a first name with Coby Bell, an American actor and producer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Coby, like who?” Coby Bell's Wikipedia article is available in 22 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 20,325 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Coby, 84 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Coby would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCoby first shows up in US birth records in 1941, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 84 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2001, when it ranked #462. Today it's #1,867, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowCoby was 4.3× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 4,733 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 20,325.
• 🍂TrendCoby has slipped 547 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,867. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedCoby is most popular in Colorado, where it ranks #756. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• 💬MeaningCoby is an English form of Jacob, which means “supplanter”. Our records link it to English and Hebrew roots.

About the name Coby

Coby is a boy name of English and Hebrew origin meaning “supplanter”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-oby”. US birth records list Coby for boys from 1941 to 2025, in 79 of those 85 years. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked #462 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,867, with 84 babies.

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