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Cobey

Boy

Meaning of Cobey: English: 'son of Jacob'

Cobey is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

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Not in the US top list

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

682

First recorded 1972 · peak 2001

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 12 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 17 babies1998: 37 babies1999: 46 babies2000: 34 babies20002001: 50 babies2002: 35 babies2003: 33 babies2004: 31 babies2005: 20 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 18 babies2008: 27 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 27 babies20102011: 6 babies2012: 14 babies2013: 7 babies2014: 6 babies2015: 10 babies2016: 8 babies2017: 6 babies2018: 9 babies2019: 11 babies2020: 5 babies20202021: 9 babies2022: 5 babies2023: 0 babies2024: 9 babies2025: 0 babies
US babies named Cobey per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 50.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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