Coben
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 10 babies a year in England and Wales.
Coben by the numbers
In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Coben.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Coben
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Coben. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Coben
Names that are said the same way as Coben, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Coben
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