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Koby

Boy

Meaning of Koby: Hebrew: 'supplanter'

Koby is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2128th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 448th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2128

66 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#448

90 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,135

First recorded 1958 · peak 2000

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 10 babies1983: 17 babies1984: 20 babies1985: 35 babies1986: 21 babies1987: 52 babies1988: 51 babies1989: 54 babies1990: 65 babies19901991: 71 babies1992: 66 babies1993: 69 babies1994: 68 babies1995: 83 babies1996: 116 babies1997: 196 babies1998: 320 babies1999: 363 babies2000: 419 babies20002001: 415 babies2002: 384 babies2003: 335 babies2004: 197 babies2005: 162 babies2006: 165 babies2007: 178 babies2008: 187 babies2009: 155 babies2010: 137 babies20102011: 130 babies2012: 105 babies2013: 114 babies2014: 91 babies2015: 109 babies2016: 106 babies2017: 97 babies2018: 98 babies2019: 85 babies2020: 109 babies20202021: 91 babies2022: 87 babies2023: 72 babies2024: 78 babies2025: 66 babies
US babies named Koby per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 419.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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