Will my child share the name Koby with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 60 UK babies named Koby per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Koby in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Koby becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Koby is declining: down 253 places since 2020, to #621 in 2025. It peaked at #368 in 2020.

Is Koby a good choice for a distinctive name?

Koby 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.

Is Koby a popular baby name in the United States?

Koby does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

👦 Boy's name 💎 Relatively Unique UK #621

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Q: Who are some famous people named Koby?

Notable people named Koby include: Koby Stevens — Koby Stevens is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast, Western Bulldogs, and St Kilda Football Club in the Austra....; Koby Mottoh — Kendra Koby Reuben Chidiyelum Mottoh is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Bournemouth.

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Koby is a distinctive choice, ranked #621 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Koby in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#621

About the Name Koby

Koby has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 80 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #368 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.

Koby is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Koby in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Koby

Koby Stevens — Koby Stevens is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast, Western Bulldogs, and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Koby Mottoh — Kendra Koby Reuben Chidiyelum Mottoh is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Bournemouth.
Koby Language Center — Koby Learning Group (formerly Koby USA/Koby Language Center) is a private English language school located in Novi, Michigan.

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 Koby

UK babies named Koby (2025)

< 1

Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

~0.1

In a school of 600

↓ 253 places

Rank change (last 5 years)

🏫 Who else is in the room?

In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Koby

Almost certainly the only Koby in the class

UK Popularity (1997–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Koby

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Koby Stevensb. 1991

Koby Stevens is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast, Western Bulldogs, and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Koby Mottohb. 2006

Kendra Koby Reuben Chidiyelum Mottoh is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Bournemouth.

Koby Language Centerb. 2006

Koby Learning Group (formerly Koby USA/Koby Language Center) is a private English language school located in Novi, Michigan.

Koby Brea

Koby Brea is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Valley Suns of the NBA G League.

Koby Clemens

Koby Aaron Clemens is an American former professional baseball infielder and outfielder.

Bethany Koby

Bethany Koby is an American designer and inventor.