Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2001

Coby

Gender Boy · 4% girls Rank 2025 #1,874 Trend ↓ Falling 16%
Rank 2025
#1,874
among boys · ↓299 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
84
named Coby · -24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 20,334
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2001
522 babies
All-time total
9,865
#1,244 all-time among boys
First recorded
1941
in Social Security records

Coby popularity over time

9,865 babies have been named Coby since 1941, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 15 27 42 4 – #2,739
1950s 37 86 123 12 +193% #1,675
1960s 44 256 300 30 +144% #1,043
1970s 130 929 1,059 106 +253% #769
1980s 78 881 959 96 -9% #903
1990s 18 1,943 1,961 196 +104% #576
2000s 37 3,252 3,289 329 +68% #462
2010s 11 1,411 1,422 142 -57% #1,070
2020s (to 2025) 11 699 710 118 -17% #1,321

Where Coby is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 81 0.05 outside top 500
2027 79 0.05 outside top 500
2028 78 0.05 outside top 500
2029 76 0.04 outside top 500
2030 75 0.04 outside top 500

Where Coby is most popular

Boys named Coby per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.065 per 1,000. Strongest in Illinois, North Carolina, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Coby born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Illinois 25 0.098 +50%
North Carolina 24 0.094 +44%
Mississippi 5 0.088 +35%
Georgia 22 0.087 +33%
New York 36 0.083 +28%
Tennessee 11 0.061 -7%
New Jersey 11 0.055 -16%
Texas 47 0.053 -18%
Kentucky 5 0.050 -24%
Florida 23 0.049 -25%
California 44 0.048 -26%
Colorado 6 0.046 -29%
Pennsylvania 12 0.045 -31%
Wisconsin 5 0.042 -35%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -37%
Missouri 5 0.036 -45%
Indiana 5 0.031 -52%
Virginia 5 0.026 -60%
Michigan 5 0.024 -63%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Coby

Coby is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,874 in 2025 with 84 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1941, 9,865 American babies have been named Coby. Its peak came in 2001, when 522 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Coby stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Coby?

The median living Coby is about 24 years old; half are between 17 and 34. An estimated 9,500 people named Coby are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Coby year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 84 #1,874
2024 – – 110 #1,575
2023 – – 120 #1,491
2022 – – 116 #1,542
2021 6 #13,869 133 #1,379
2020 5 #15,642 136 #1,321
2019 6 #14,195 137 #1,329
2018 – – 113 #1,513
2017 – – 105 #1,556
2016 – – 119 #1,452
2015 – – 125 #1,383
2014 – – 159 #1,174
2013 – – 149 #1,206
2012 – – 155 #1,174
2011 5 #17,366 169 #1,097
2010 – – 180 #1,070
2009 5 #17,926 193 #1,017
2008 5 #18,144 258 #842
2007 5 #18,238 236 #874
2006 – – 246 #828
2005 6 #14,894 256 #774
2004 – – 276 #700
2003 – – 394 #567
2002 – – 462 #500
2001 6 #13,892 516 #462
2000 10 #9,314 415 #529
1995 – – 174 #810
1990 – – 115 #981
1985 13 #5,416 90 #963
1980 9 #6,901 84 #982
1975 13 #4,637 95 #854
1970 9 #5,476 65 #1,006
1965 6 #5,930 23 #1,632
1960 9 #4,504 15 #2,142
1955 – – 12 #2,324
1950 – – 7 #3,080
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Coby

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Coby Bell Coby Bell American actor (born 1975) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Coby, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Coby?

The median living Coby is about 24 years old. Half of all living Cobys are between 17 and 34 years old.

How many people named Coby are alive today?

An estimated 9,500 people named Coby are alive in the United States, based on 9,865 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Coby in 2025?

Coby ranked #1,874 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 84 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Coby?

9,865 babies have been named Coby in the United States since 1941, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Coby most popular?

Coby peaked in 2001, when 522 newborns received the name.

Is Coby a boy or girl name?

Coby is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Coby rising or falling?

Coby is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Coby become more popular?

Coby is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 75 boys named Coby in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Coby?

Well-known people named Coby include Coby Bell (actor).

Names like Coby

Names that sound and feel close to Coby: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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