Boys' name · since 1958
Koby
6,038 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.
- #1,581 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,173 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,038
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
6,038 babies have been named Koby since 1958, making it today's #2173 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koby has been recorded 6,038 times among boys since 1958, currently ranked #2173 nationally and more common than 84% 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 1958 to 2025.
- #1,581 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,173 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,038 born since 1958
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Koby ranks #1,581 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,173 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,038 born since 1958, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,581 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,173 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,038
- born since 1958
- 2000s
- peak decade
Koby's 6,038 recorded births place it above 96.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Koby compares
6,038 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Koby's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Koby | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,038 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 411 | 34 | 22,252 |
Koby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Koby splits its recorded history at 1993: 88% of all births land in the more recent half, 12% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 411 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Koby popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 411
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Koby popularity over time - girls
97 total births recorded since 1976 (Koby as girls' name)
Koby by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,562 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Koby's strongest decade.
2,562 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Koby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 179
1970s
179 births
- 1980s 286
1980s
286 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,412 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,562 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,060 births
- 2020s 473
2020s
473 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,562 births (42% of all-time use).
How Koby 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 Koby's total volume
Koby by state
Where Koby concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 726 | 12.0% |
| #2 | California | | 411 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 190 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 182 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 149 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 149 | 2.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 140 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 137 | 2.3% |
726 of 6,038 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Koby appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Koby's data
- Koby's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,562 total births); usage has since declined to 473 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kobys (726 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Koby
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Koby
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Koby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Koby 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.