Kobi Boy & girl
How popular is Kobi?
#2,332 boy name in 2025
59 baby boys were named Kobi in the US in 2025, making it the 2332nd most popular boy name. Another 42 girls got the name (#3,576 for girls).
Kobi popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,332 for boys (▼ 659 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 59 boys, 42 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,808 in 2015, #1,743 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2000 (102 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,268 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 56% boys, 44% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kobi counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Coby family of names ranked #918 for boys in 2025 (#731 the year before), with 229 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kobi is most popular
Babies named Kobi per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Georgia: 0.1 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Missouri: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Kobi by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48 | #2,971 |
| 1980s | 25 | #4,233 |
| 1990s | 290 | #1,433 |
| 2000s | 637 | #1,268 |
| 2010s | 469 | #2,187 |
| 2020s | 502 | #1,673 |
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Questions
- Is Kobi a boy or girl name?
- Kobi is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 56% of babies named Kobi were boys and 44% were girls.
- How popular is the name Kobi?
- 59 baby boys were named Kobi in the US in 2025, making it the 2332nd most popular boy name. Another 42 girls got the name (#3,576 for girls).
- When was Kobi most popular?
- Kobi peaked in 2000, when 102 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,268 in 2000.
- How many people are named Kobi?
- 3,118 babies have been named Kobi in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,076 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Kobi most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kobi was most common in Georgia, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.