NameTides

Koby

Koby was the #2,167 boys' name in the US in 2025 (66 babies), and #621 in England & Wales and #1,642 in Canada.

Koby as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Koby as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Koby as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#2,167 (66)#621 (60)#495 (6)—#509 (6)#1,642 (13)—
2024#2,057 (73)#448 (90)#619 (4)#404 (3)#350 (11)#1,432 (15)—
2023#2,188 (65)#406 (98)#728 (3)#312 (5)#396 (9)#2,123 (8)—
2022#1,907 (82)#500 (78)#472 (6)#414 (3)#429 (8)#1,759 (10)—
2021#1,823 (85)#375 (119)#533 (5)#374 (4)#498 (6)#1,898 (9)—
2020#1,592 (102)#368 (118)#476 (6)#334 (4)#433 (8)#1,708 (10)—
2019#1,805 (85)#429 (95)#394 (8)—#506 (6)#1,998 (8)—
2018#1,687 (93)#395 (110)#595 (4)#416 (3)#572 (5)#1,471 (12)—
2017#1,630 (97)#429 (100)#532 (5)——#1,194 (17)—
2016#1,618 (99)#521 (75)#401 (8)—#713 (3)#1,988 (8)—
2015#1,514 (109)#450 (90)#588 (4)#342 (4)#615 (4)#1,071 (19)—
2014#1,679 (91)#542 (68)—#281 (6)#550 (5)#1,381 (13)—
2013#1,444 (114)#565 (63)#434 (7)—#711 (3)#1,470 (12)—
2012#1,523 (105)#569 (63)———#1,257 (15)—
2011#1,309 (130)#524 (67)#364 (9)——#958 (22)#100 (106)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2000 at #531.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1958.
  • In 2024, 6% of US babies named Koby were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 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 26,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Koby is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 24,000 to 1 in 32,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Koby 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: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: 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: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,760TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Koby (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#1,5176

Koby (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
KobyCanadaBoys#1,64213
KobyEngland & WalesGirls—too few
KobyEngland & WalesBoys#62160
KobyIrelandBoys#5096
KobyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
KobyNSWBoys—too few
KobyScotlandBoys#4956
KobyUSGirls—too few
KobyUSBoys#2,16766