NameTides

Coby

Coby was the #1,867 boys' name in the US in 2025 (84 babies), and #367 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Coby as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Coby as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaUS
Coby as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,867 (84)#367 (114)#762 (3)#314 (5)#829 (3)#2,095 (9)
2024#1,573 (110)#336 (130)#278 (14)#256 (7)#394 (9)#1,654 (12)
2023#1,489 (120)#346 (123)#366 (9)#348 (4)#396 (9)#1,810 (10)
2022#1,540 (116)#308 (146)—#311 (5)#407 (9)#1,759 (10)
2021#1,378 (133)#278 (167)#605 (4)#374 (4)#454 (7)#1,478 (13)
2020#1,320 (136)#239 (201)#536 (5)#213 (9)#433 (8)#1,382 (14)
2019#1,327 (137)#236 (213)#296 (12)#418 (3)#564 (5)#1,375 (14)
2018#1,513 (113)#308 (154)#344 (10)#319 (5)#572 (5)#1,572 (11)
2017#1,554 (105)#314 (159)#383 (9)#279 (6)#547 (5)#2,198 (7)
2016#1,450 (119)#308 (157)#331 (11)#281 (6)#713 (3)#1,487 (12)
2015#1,381 (125)#299 (155)#529 (5)——#1,458 (12)
2014#1,174 (159)#301 (152)#336 (11)—#715 (3)#1,152 (17)
2013#1,203 (149)#318 (134)#335 (11)#343 (4)#711 (3)#1,002 (21)
2012#1,172 (155)#332 (133)#337 (10)—#457 (7)#1,403 (13)
2011#1,097 (169)#341 (127)#345 (10)#311 (4)—#958 (22)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2001 at #462.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1941.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Coby is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 25,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Coby by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,410NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #756CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,216GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,652TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Coby (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,3557

Coby (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CobyCanadaBoys#2,0959
CobyEngland & WalesGirls—too few
CobyEngland & WalesBoys#367114
CobyIrelandBoys#8293
CobyNorthern IrelandBoys#3145
CobyScotlandBoys#7623
CobyUSGirls—too few
CobyUSBoys#1,86784