Cobi
The Story of Cobi
As a girl name
Cobi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 19 births, good for #6,166 nationwide. About 30% of every Cobi on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cobi ranks #9,750 for girls with 6 births, falling sharply (-25%). All told, over 267 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Cobi on the record books as a boy name in 1992, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 36 Cobis were born — ranking #2,462 that year. About 30% of every Cobi on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cobi ranks #6,325 for boys with 13 births, falling sharply (-23%). All told, over 701 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cobi
Cobi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 701 births in the dataset. Cobi's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #2,346. Use the chart and map above to compare Cobi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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