Unisex name · since 1992
Cobi
Cobi has 684 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,404 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 684
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
684 babies have been named Cobi since 1992, making it today's #7404 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cobi has been recorded 684 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #7404 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #6,539 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,404 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 684 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cobi ranks #6,539 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,404 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 684 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,404 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 684
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cobi's 684 recorded births place it above 85.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Cobi compares
684 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cobi's all-time total is 85% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cobi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 684 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cobi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cobi's full recorded timeline at 2009, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cobi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Cobi popularity over time - girls
265 total births recorded since 1968 (Cobi as girls' name)
Cobi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (211 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Cobi's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Cobi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
195 births
- 2000s
2000s
211 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 211 births (31% of all-time use).
How Cobi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cobi's total volume
Cobi by state
Where Cobi concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
55 of 684 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Cobi's data
- Cobi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (211 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Cobis (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cobi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cobi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.