US rank #8465 Unisex name Peak 2001 405 births

Cobie — #8465 US boys' name

405 babies named Cobie in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s1092000s1642010s862020s41
#8465
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Cobie was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

37 babies were named Cobie in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cobie

The Social Security Administration has registered 405 babies named Cobie between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cobie currently holds the #8465 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 37 babies received it in a single year. Cobie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 261 additional births since 1972.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cobie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cobie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cobie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cobie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 405 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cobie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

405

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2001

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,465

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cobie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
37
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
010203040 202420202014201020052001199719931974 5

Cobie popularity over time — girls

261 total births recorded since 1972 (Cobie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 261 births
010203040 20242021201820152012200919771972 6

Cobie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
164 births that decade — 40% of Cobie's all-time total
1970s51990s1092000s1642010s862020s41

Cobie by state

Where Cobie concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cobie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.2%
Texas share of Cobie's total US births 1.2%

5 of 405 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cobie?
405 babies have been named Cobie since 1974. It currently ranks #8465 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 37 births.
When was Cobie most popular?
Cobie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Cobie most popular?
The top states for the name Cobie are Texas (5 births).
Is Cobie a unisex name?
Yes, Cobie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 405 births, and as a girl's name it has 261 births.
How long has the name Cobie been used?
Cobie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cobie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Coby, Cobe, Cobey, Cobi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.