Ali vs Koby
Ali and Kobycompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2011, Ali was ranked #71 and Koby #100 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ali was ranked #106 and Koby #448 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ali was ranked #188 and Koby #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Ali was ranked #189 and Koby #619 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Ali was ranked #249 and Koby #312 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Ali and Koby over time
Ali and Koby appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Ali held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Koby in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Koby reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ali in none. 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Ali #188 in 2025, Koby #350 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Ali held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Koby in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ali #106 in 2024, Koby #368 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ali #106, Koby #448.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2013–2025
Ali held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Koby in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ali #188 in 2025, Koby #350 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ali #188, Koby #509.
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 | Ali | Koby |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Traditionally associated with 'elevated' or 'lofty, sublime', from the Arabic root 'to be high'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæli/ | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #58 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ali has a recorded origin (Arabic); Koby does not have one recorded yet.
- Ali and Koby both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ali; Koby doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Ali
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #245 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #57 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #58 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Koby
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2011
Highest recorded position: #84 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2008 (recorded 2008–2011).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys