Kobi
Kobi was the 2341st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1276th with 102 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 496 places. More babies were named Kobi in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,341 boys, down 586 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59boys
- Girls and boys
- 46% girls, 54% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000102 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,118babies recorded
Kobi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,616 | #2,341 | 42 | 59 |
| 2020 | #2,232 | #1,755 | 81 | 88 |
| 2010 | #6,296 | #2,609 | 21 | 47 |
| 2000 | #4,348 | #1,276 | 28 | 102 |
| 1990 | #8,869 | #6,158 | 9 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | #6,677 | #5,117 | 7 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kobi, counting every spelling?
Kobi is the most common spelling of a name family that had 86 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 86 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kobi | 59 | #2,341 | 414 |
| Kobie | 16 | #5,738 | 96 |
| Cobi | 11 | #7,287 | 91 |
| Cobie | — | — | 33 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kobi?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kobi (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kobi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kobi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kobi?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Kobi are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 6 and 25. That makes Kobi mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kobi by state
How common Kobi was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.1×), North Carolina (2.1×). In 41 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kobi: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kobi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kobi
How popular is the name Kobi?
Kobi was the 2341st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1276th with 102 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 496 places. More babies were named Kobi in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Kobi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 46% girls, 54% boys given the name Kobi in the US.
Where is Kobi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kobi was most common in Georgia (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Florida.