Coby is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Coby means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Coby across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Coby has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Coby is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “supplanter”. A pet form of Jacob or Coburn.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 9,865 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3,139 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 172 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 70 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 83 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Coby per year, United States (1941 to 2025). United States peaked in 2001 (522/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (216/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2024 (14/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2022 (9/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2020 (9/yr).
Coby has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2001, when it ranked #968 nationally (given to 553 babies that year).
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