Aiden vs Coby
Aiden and Cobycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Aiden was ranked #135 and Coby #278 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aiden was ranked #145 and Coby #336 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Aiden was ranked #149 and Coby #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Aiden was ranked #216 and Coby #256 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1998, Aiden was ranked #3142 and Coby #3142 among girls in England and Wales.
Aiden and Coby over time
Aiden and Coby appear together in 3 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Aiden held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Coby in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Aiden reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Coby in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aiden and Coby changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2007 and 2024, ending at #216 and #256.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Aiden #149 in 2025, Coby #394 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aiden held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Coby in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aiden #61 in 2011, Coby #236 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aiden #145, Coby #336.
Republic of Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2008–2025
Aiden held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Coby in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aiden #149 in 2025, Coby #394 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aiden #149, Coby #829.
Northern Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2007–2024
Aiden held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Coby in 3.
Highest recorded here: Aiden #149 in 2011, Coby #213 in 2020.
The order changed in 2021: Aiden moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #231 and #213; by 2021 that had become #326 and #374.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aiden #216, Coby #256.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aiden | Coby |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #149 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aiden and Coby both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Aiden
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #94 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #33 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2010 (recorded 1999–2024).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #301 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Coby
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2024
Highest recorded position: #213 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2007–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys