Coby is a distinctive choice, ranked #367 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Coby in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#367
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About the Name Coby
Coby has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 97 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #239 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Coby is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Coby in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Coby
Coby Miln — Coby Miln is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Force.
Coby G. Brooks — Coby Garrett Brooks is the former president and CEO of Hooters, Inc. and Naturally Fresh, Inc.
Coby van Baalen — Jacoba ("Coby") Maria Jozina van Baalen-Dorresteijn is an equestrian from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Coby
Unlikely. With around 114 UK babies named Coby per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Coby in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Coby is declining: down 128 places since 2020, to #367 in 2025. It peaked at #236 in 2019.
Coby is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Coby include: Coby Miln, Coby G. Brooks and Coby van Baalen. Short summaries for each appear below.
Coby does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Cobys in the wild.
114
UK babies named Coby (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 128 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Coby
Almost certainly the only Coby in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Coby
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jacoba ("Coby") Maria Jozina van Baalen-Dorresteijn is an equestrian from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the Team Dressage event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.