How popular is the name Kobe?

Kobe ranks 731st among boys' names in US records, with 22,528 births since 1989. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,592.

Is Kobe a unisex name?

No. Kobe is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2001, when 1,558 children were given the name. It has been in use for 36 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#731 of boy names

Pronounced K OW1 B EY0 (ARPABET)

Kobe is a boys' name, and first appears in 1989. It has been given to 22,528 children — the 731st most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 33% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2001, when 1,558 children were given it.

2001Boys: 1,558Girls: 19

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Kobe?: Kobe ranks 731st among boys' names in US records, with 22,528 births since 1989. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,592.
Is Kobe a unisex name?: No. Kobe is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Kobe most popular?: 2001, when 1,558 children were given the name. It has been in use for 36 years and is still recorded as of 2024.