Coben

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Coben: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Coben: Recorded since 2002, it reached #1,507 in 2012, and it stood at #3,254 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
22times a registrar ranked it
23years from first to last
#1507highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2002–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2002	#3225
2003	#2857
2004	#2578
2005	#2418
2006	#2538
2007	#2211
2008	#1828
2009	#1749
2010	#1724
2011	#1600
2012	#1507
2013	#2055
2014	#1721
2015	#1673
2016	#1804
2017	#2734
2018	#1875
2019	#2266
2020	#2076
2021	#3017
2022	#2755
2024	#3254

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 22 of the 23 years from 2002 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2002–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2002
First recorded at #3225 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #1507 among boys in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Coben by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Coben in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000s	55	8 of 10	7
2010sbusiest	121	10 of 10	12
2020s	29	4 of 10	7

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 12 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Coben appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1507 in England and Wales in 2012.

Coben's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3254	6	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2755	7	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3017	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2076	10	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2266	9	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1875	12	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2734	7	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1804	13	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1673	14	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1721	13	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2055	10	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1507	16	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1600	14	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1724	13	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1749	12	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1828	11	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2211	8	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2538	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2418	6	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#2578	5	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2857	4	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#3225	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2002 and 2024, ranked in 22 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,507, first reached in 2012.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 16 births, registered in England and Wales in 2012.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
21 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#3,254position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
16births registered in its largest year, 2012Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Coady · #390, 14y
Cobain · #2087, 15y
Cobey · #1156, 23y
Cobi · #433, 29y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Farley · #1507, 24y
Jahziah · #1507, 18y
Theodoros · #1507, 25y
Aariyan · #1506, 19y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Jahziah · #1507, 18y
Aariyan · #1506, 19y
Kyree · #1506, 16y
Aafiya · #1505, 14y

Coben and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Coben without appearing here.

Coben moved ahead of

Ole Compare
In 2021 they stood at #3017 and #3017 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #2755 and #4789.
Glenn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3017 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #5119.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2755 and #2165 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #5119.
Brent Compare
In 2007 they stood at #2211 and #1756 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2008 that had become #1828 and #3687.

Moved ahead of Coben

Rune Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2076 and #2228 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3017 and #2125.
Aksel Compare
In 2015 they stood at #1673 and #1902 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #1804 and #1431.
Gunnar Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2266 and #2728 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #2076 and #1935.
Matheo Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2266 and #2488 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #2076 and #2076.

Moved the opposite way to Coben

Matheo Compare
Between 2007 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Coben went from #2211 to #3254 while Matheo went from #4333 to #1517.
Kim Compare
Between 2002 and 2015 in England and Wales · Boys, Coben went from #3225 to #1673 while Kim went from #1519 to #4747.
Tayla Compare
Between 2002 and 2015 in England and Wales · Boys, Coben went from #3225 to #1673 while Tayla went from #1799 to #4747.
Morten Compare
Between 2003 and 2015 in England and Wales · Boys, Coben went from #2857 to #1673 while Morten went from #2189 to #4747.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1507 in England and Wales in 2012. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Coben

Coben at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Coben by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Coben appears in

Popularity data

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

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Coben at a glance

Coben by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Coben appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Coben and the names beside it

Coben moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Coben

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