NameTides

Kobi

Kobi was the #2,332 boys' name in the US in 2025 (59 babies), and #539 in England & Wales.

Kobi as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Kobi as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Kobi as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,332 (59)#539 (72)#495 (6)#270 (6)#432 (8)—
2024#1,673 (100)#412 (99)#352 (10)#216 (9)#520 (6)#2,710 (6)
2023#1,803 (89)#406 (98)#435 (7)#348 (4)#362 (10)#2,614 (6)
2022#2,000 (76)#391 (108)#342 (10)#311 (5)#572 (5)#2,052 (8)
2021#1,770 (90)#341 (131)#353 (10)#166 (14)#454 (7)#2,812 (5)
2020#1,743 (88)#368 (118)#350 (10)#252 (7)#381 (10)#2,197 (7)
2019#2,188 (64)#336 (135)#334 (10)#254 (7)#564 (5)—
2018#2,210 (62)#366 (124)#361 (9)#365 (4)#572 (5)—
2017#2,450 (52)#423 (103)#602 (4)#279 (6)#547 (5)#2,439 (6)
2016#2,689 (45)#441 (94)#532 (5)#421 (3)#601 (4)#2,428 (6)
2015#2,809 (42)#415 (100)#470 (6)——#2,139 (7)
2014#2,622 (46)#381 (107)#399 (8)#281 (6)——
2013#3,265 (33)#461 (84)#434 (7)#271 (6)——
2012#3,231 (34)#484 (79)—#403 (3)#718 (3)—
2011#2,699 (44)#413 (96)#544 (4)#291 (5)——

Kobi as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Kobi as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020US
Kobi as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,577 (42)——
2024#2,637 (66)——
2023#2,823 (60)——
2022#2,364 (78)——
2021#1,943 (101)——
2020#2,216 (81)——
2019#4,260 (33)#5,591 (3)—
2018#3,918 (37)——
2017#4,477 (31)——
2016#4,345 (33)—#3,294 (5)
2015#5,458 (24)——
2014#5,797 (22)——
2013#5,013 (27)——
2012#6,341 (20)——
2011#6,335 (20)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,673.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1970.
  • In 2025, 42% of US babies named Kobi were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,800uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 38,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Kobi is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 24,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 16,000 to 1 in 37,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Kobi by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Kobi (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KobiCanadaGirls—too few
KobiCanadaBoys—too few
KobiEngland & WalesGirls—too few
KobiEngland & WalesBoys#53972
KobiIrelandBoys#4328
KobiNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KobiNorthern IrelandBoys#2706
KobiScotlandBoys#4956
KobiUSGirls#3,57742
KobiUSBoys#2,33259