Entry № 0591 · Hebrew origin

Cozbi Cozbi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KOZ-bee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Midianite princess (Numbers 25)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

A name that means "midianite princess (numbers 25)".

Cozbi (כָּזְבִּי) means "deception" or "lie" in Hebrew. In Numbers 25:15, Cozbi was the Midianite princess, daughter of Zur — killed alongside her Israelite lover Zimri by Phineas, in one of the most dramatic episodes of the wilderness journey.

Rare but iconic in biblical scholarship.

Midianite princess. Numbers 25.

The name in its native script.

כָּזְבִּי
Transliteration
Kāzbî
Pronunciation
/ ˈkɒz.bi /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Cozbi stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Cozbi · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Cozbis before her.

Real people
Cozbi
Midianite princess.
In fiction
Cozbi
Numbers 25:15.
Hebrew Bible

Names connected to Cozbi.

The number behind Cozbi.

6

The Nurturer

Cozbi reduces to six — the number of biblical Midianite.

Why families chose this name.

"Midianite princess. Five letters. Cozbi."
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