Coby
Coby or Koby is a male and female name, a surname, or a nickname originating from the name "Jacob" or "Jakob".
Meaning & Origin of Coby
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Coby or Koby is a male and female name, a surname, or a nickname originating from the name "Jacob" or "Jakob".
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The Story of Coby
Coby first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1941, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 516 Cobys were born — ranking #462 that year. As of 2026, Coby ranks #1,666 for baby boys with 102 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 10K Cobys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Coby
Coby is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1941 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Coby's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #462. Use the chart and map above to compare Coby'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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