US rank #2059 Boys' name Peak 2000 5,969 births

Koby — #2059 US boys' name

5,969 babies named Koby in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s541970s1791980s2861990s14122000s25622010s10582020s406
#2059
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 86% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Koby was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

411 babies were named Koby in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Koby

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,969 babies named Koby between 1958 and 2024, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Koby currently holds the #2059 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 411 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Koby performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,562 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Koby shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 716 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Koby in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Koby 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 5,969 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.

Koby at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,969

Since 1958

67 years of records

Peak year

2000

411 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,059

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1958

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2024

Koby popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1958

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
411
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
-1000100200300400500 202420162008200019921984197619681958 7

Koby popularity over time — girls

97 total births recorded since 1976 (Koby as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 97 births
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Koby by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,562 births that decade — 43% of Koby's all-time total
1950s121960s541970s1791980s2861990s14122000s25622010s10582020s406

Koby by state

Where Koby concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Koby
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
716 12.0%
#2 California
411 6.9%
#3 Louisiana
190 3.2%
#4 Florida
181 3.0%
#5 Georgia
149 2.5%
#6 Oklahoma
144 2.4%
#7 New York
140 2.3%
#8 Illinois
137 2.3%
Texas share of Koby's total US births 12.0%
Even split

716 of 5,969 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Koby appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Koby?
5,969 babies have been named Koby since 1958. It currently ranks #2059 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 411 births.
When was Koby most popular?
Koby was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,562 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Koby most popular?
The top states for the name Koby are Texas (716 births), California (411 births), Louisiana (190 births).
How long has the name Koby been used?
Koby has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 67 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Koby?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kobe, Kobi, Kobie, Kobey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1958–2024 (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.