Kobe Boy
How popular is Kobe?
#518 boy name in 2025
578 baby boys were named Kobe in the US in 2025, making it the 518th most popular boy name. Another 39 girls got the name (#3,779 for girls).
Kobe popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #518 for boys (▼ 108 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 578 boys, 39 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #594 in 2015, #239 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (1,552 boys) |
| Highest rank | #222 in 2001 |
| First recorded | 1989 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kobe counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kobe family of names ranked #494 for boys in 2025 (#392 the year before), with 599 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kobe | 578 | 96% |
| Cobe | 21 | 4% |
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 Kobe is most popular
Babies named Kobe per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 1.3 per 1,000 (75 boys)
- Hawaii: 1.2 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Nevada: 1.0 per 1,000 (57 boys)
- Georgia: 0.9 per 1,000 (236 boys)
- Arkansas: 0.9 per 1,000 (57 boys)
Kobe by decade
Boy names about as popular as Kobe
Questions
- Is Kobe a boy or girl name?
- Kobe is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Kobe were boys.
- How popular is the name Kobe?
- 578 baby boys were named Kobe in the US in 2025, making it the 518th most popular boy name. Another 39 girls got the name (#3,779 for girls).
- When was Kobe most popular?
- Kobe peaked in 2001, when 1,552 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #222 in 2001.
- How many people are named Kobe?
- 23,126 babies have been named Kobe in the US since 1880. We estimate about 22,859 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Kobe most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kobe was most common in Mississippi, at 1.3 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.