Meaning and background
The story behind Cobi
Cobi has a football namesake in Cobi Jones, inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2011. The Hall records his appearances for the United States at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups and his years with the LA Galaxy from 1996 to 2007. His Galaxy career included league titles in 2002 and 2005. For a dog owner, Cobi can preserve a particular team or tournament memory. That sporting association does not establish how the personal name itself originated.
- Association
- Football namesake Cobi Jones, a 2011 U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee and former LA Galaxy midfielder. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Cobi appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2016 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- City of Seattle Seattle Pet Licenses — DOG-only name aggregate, current source dated 6 October 2026 — Secondary spelling corroboration from dog-only licence rows. No cats, owner fields, national ranking or unique-dog claim.
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