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Coby
OriginEnglish, diminutive of Coburn or Jacob or Jacoby
Meaning"supplanter"
About Coby
Actor Coby Bell gives this short but sweet name a hefty amount of street cred. Can also be spelled Koby or Kobe, as in Kobe Bryant.
Pronounced KO-bee.
As of October 2026, Coby ranked #1874 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #462 in 2001.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,174 | 159 | 82.8 |
| 2015 | #1,383 | 125 | 65.2 |
| 2016 | #1,452 | 119 | 62.7 |
| 2017 | #1,556 | 105 | 56.7 |
| 2018 | #1,512 | 113 | 62.2 |
| 2019 | #1,329 | 137 | 76.4 |
| 2020 | #1,321 | 136 | 78.8 |
| 2021 | #1,379 | 133 | 76 |
| 2022 | #1,548 | 115 | 65.9 |
| 2023 | #1,497 | 119 | 69.6 |
| 2024 | #1,590 | 108 | 62.7 |
| 2025 | #1,874 | 84 | 49.2 |
World rankings
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Coby on lists
Famous Cobys
- Coby Scott Bell
American actor
- Coby Miller
American Olympic sprinter
- Coby Joseph Karl
American basketball player; son of coach George Karl
- Maxwell Coburn "Coby" Whitmore
American illustrator
- Jacoby "Coby" Fleener
American NFL football player
- Jacob "Coby" Linder
American former drummer of band Say Anything
- Jacoba Maria Jozina "Coby" van Baalen
Dorresteijn, Dutch Olympic female equestrian
- Coby Cotton
American YouTuber of Dude Perfect
Coby in pop culture
- Coby Jennings
character on Australian TV series "Packed to the Rafters"
Variations & nicknames
Coby in blog posts
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