Coby

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Coby first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 157 babies (rank #309 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Coby

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Coby yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,896

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

157

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	16	#911
1997	21	#768
1998	29	#619
1999	21	#781
2000	18	#885
2001	31	#605
2002	46	#471
2003	66	#398
2004	84	#353
2005	110	#292
2006	91	#379
2007	98	#372
2008	101	#371
2009	136	#305
2010	142	#313
2011	127	#341
2012	133	#332
2013	134	#318
2014	152	#302
2015	155	#299
2016	157	#309