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Worldwide, Coby (Coby , קובי , 科比 ) is quite a common epicene given name. The given name Coby is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare largely girly, but infrequently masculine name, Netherlands, where it is quite a rare female name, and Israel, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Netherlands, and Australia. Very seldom, Coby is the last name as well as the forename.
Coby is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: James, son of Alphaeus , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ; Ben Tennyson , the protagonist of Ben 10; Kobe Dierckx , character in Familie; Ben 10,000 , character in Ben 10 and Kirby O'Donnell , and in many other works.