Is Cobey a boy or girl name?

Cobey is a boy’s name. Of the 682 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Cobey

Recorded 1972–2024 · United States

Cobey was most popular in 2001, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,874 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 682 people named Cobey.

Cobey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cobey’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cobey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cobey is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 682 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org