Elias vs Koby
Elias 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Elias was ranked #79 and Koby #448 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Elias was ranked #185 and Koby #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Elias was ranked #187 and Koby #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Elias was ranked #199 and Koby #619 among boys in Scotland.
Elias and Koby over time
Elias and Koby appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Elias 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 Elias 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 — Elias #185 in 2025, Koby #350 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Elias held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Koby in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elias #79 in 2024, Koby #368 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Elias #79, Koby #448.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2013–2025
Elias held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Koby in 0.
Highest recorded here: Elias #185 in 2025, Koby #350 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Elias #185, 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 | Elias | Koby |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | A form of Elijah, commonly interpreted as 'my God is Yahweh'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew, via Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ɪˈlaɪəs/ | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #4 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Elias has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek); Koby does not have one recorded yet.
- Elias and Koby both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Elias; 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
Elias
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #328 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #35 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