Koby
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Koby
A variation or short form of the popular Biblical boy name Jacob that has a totally different feel to it. Contemporary, modern, and zippy, it blends the cool air of Kade, Kai, Kace, and Karter, with cosy Toby and Alby. Popular in the UK where it ranks in the Top 500, other forms include Coby and Kobe, which are also high ranking in England and Wales. In the US, only Kobe makes the charts.
Koby is also given to girls.
Pronounced KOH-bee.
As of October 2026, Koby ranked #16504 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #10027 in 1976.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,687 | 91 | 47.4 |
| 2015 | #1,518 | 109 | 56.9 |
| 2016 | #1,625 | 99 | 52.2 |
| 2017 | #1,637 | 97 | 52.4 |
| 2018 | #1,718 | 91 | 50.1 |
| 2019 | #1,809 | 85 | 47.4 |
| 2020 | #1,605 | 101 | 58.5 |
| 2021 | #1,829 | 85 | 48.6 |
| 2022 | #1,913 | 82 | 47 |
| 2023 | #2,208 | 65 | 38 |
| 2024 | #2,065 | 73 | 42.4 |
| 2025 | #2,174 | 66 | 38.6 |
World rankings
Koby for boys
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