Cobi
Boy · KOH-bee · Hebrew
Cobi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Cobi mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Coby, a pet form of Jacob
“supplanter”
A spelling of Coby, a pet form of Jacob taken from its second syllable.
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Is Cobi a girl's or a boy's name?
Cobi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 11 girls and 11 boys in the US.
How popular is Cobi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Cobi, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 22 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Cobi than any year since 2001.
Half of all the boys named Cobi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 171 boys in the UK were given Cobi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #307, up from #3,329 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Cobi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,102 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Cobi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Cobi, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992. 11 girls were also named Cobi in 2025 (8,858th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Cobi than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Cobi in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 104 boys in the US were given Cobi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,443, up from #7,190 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 15% of the babies named Cobi in the US in 1996, and 32% in 2023.
Cobi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,878 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 2000 | 33 | #2,731 |
| 1999 | 36 | #2,459 |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,447 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,341 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
Names like Cobi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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